Mr. loan Evansasked the Secretary of State for Trade what arrangements he is 228W making in his Department to deal with trade relations with China.
§ Mr. John Smith:To meet the current high level of activity and interest in trade with China, a new unit has been created in the Department of Trade to handle our trade relations with China and Hong Kong and our export promotion activities to those countries. 'The new unit will work closely with the Sino British Trade Council and the Hong Kong trade advisory group. In addition, the number of staff dealing with trade matters in our embassy in Peking is being increased.