GRS 350
CONFIDENTIAL
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 2883
OF 23094OZ DECEMBER 85
INFO PRIORITY PEKING
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(Mr Westmacet will be discusory
Galsworty).
YOUR TELNO 1088 TO PEKING. MP. RENTON'S VISIT.
1 HAVE BEEN GIVING SOME THOUTGHT TO MR RENTON'S
PROGRAMME IN HONG KONG.
with thr
24/12.
2. FOLLOWING MR. RENTON'S ARRIVAL IN THE EARLY AFTERMOON, I SHALL
SCHEDULE A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR (TENTATIVELY)
3.30 OP 4 P.M. IN THE AFTERNOON.
3. IN THE EVENING THERE WILL BE A DINNER JOINTLY HOSTED BY
MYSELF AND UMELCO.
4. MR. RENTON WILL, IMAGINE, WISH TO GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE IN HONG KONG. THE SCHEDULED TIME OF DEPARTURE FOR BANGKOK ON 24 JANUARY IS TOO EARLY FOR A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THAT DAY, PARTICULARLY AS THE CONFERENCE POOM AT THE AIRPORT IS TOO SMALL FOR THE INTEREST WHICH MR. RENTON'S VISIT WILL GENEPATE. IT WILL THEREFORE RE NECESSARY TO HOLD THE PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SEPVICES CONFERENCE ROOM. I SUGGEST THAT IT SHOULD BE HELD ON THE EVENING OF 23 JANUARY TENTATIVELY BETWEEN 6 AND 6.45 P.M.
5. CAREFUL BRIEFING WILL BE NECESSARY BEFOPE THE PRESS CONFERENCE, AND THERE MAY BE LITTLE TIME FOR THIS ON 23 JANUAPY. MR. RENTON MIGHT FIND IT USEFUL IF THE POLITICAL ADVISER, OR DEPUTY POLITICAL ADVISER, AND POSSIBLY THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES, WERE TO TRAVEL TO CANTON THE PREVIOUS DAY TO JOIN UP WITH MR. RENTON'S
PARTY.
6. 1 SHOULD BE GRATEFUL TO LEARN IF A PROGRAMME ON THESE LINES IS ACCEPTABLE TO MP. RENTON. THE TIMINGS ARE OF COURSE SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT, DEPENDING UPON THE TIME OF ARRIVAL FROM SHENZHEN.
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LIMITED FED
HKD
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PROTOCOL D NEWS D
PS/MR RENTON SIR W HARDING MR WILSON
COPIES TO:-
OT2/3 DTI VICTORIA ST.
MR P MACLEAN
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LIKK 27/6
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
31 DEC 1085
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