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China and the West

In that context, let me stress the importance that the City of London Corporation has placed in recent years on ensuring that it has lord mayors—the big ambassadors for the City—who have strong Chinese experience. I refer here to people such as Sir David Brewer, Sir John Stuttaford and Sir David Lewis, all of whom have worked in China or Hong Kong for significant parts of their career. The fact that China, Hong Kong and various other territories in the region will be very important players should be borne in mind when considering lord mayors in the future.