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FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2045
OF 02094OZ OCTOBER 85
YOUR TELNO 1445: VISIT OF MR RENTON.
1. THE MAIN THEME OF MR RENTON'S SPEECH TO UMELCO SHOULD BE
ASSURANCES OF BRITAIN'S CONTINUING COMMITMENT TO HONG KONG. IT IS
TO THIS THAT MEMBERS ATTACH IMPORTANCE. I WOULD SEE NO OBJECTION TO
MR RENTON WORKING IN A REFERENCE TO THE BRITISH ECONOMY, IN THE
CONTEXT OF WORLD TRADE AND THE BRITISH STAND ON PROTECTIONISM,
BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE A PROMINENT THEME IN THE SPEECH.
2. MIFT CONTAINS THE PROMISED THOUGHTS ON THE POINTS MR RENTON
MIGHT MAKE IN REPLY TO SIR S.Y. CHUNG.
YOUDE
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PROTOCOL .D PS/MR RENTON SIR W HARDING
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