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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1985

MR RENTON IS A MEMBER OF THE APEX TRADE UNION AND WAS PRESIDENT OF THE CONSERVATIVE TRADE UNIONISTS FROM 1980 TO 1984.

IN FEBRUARY 1983 HE WAS APPOINTED PARLIAMENTARY PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, SIR GEOFFREY HOWE, MR RENTON WENT WITH SIR GEOFFREY HOWE TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE ON HIS APPOINTMENT AS FOREIGN SECRETARY,

IN SEPTEMBER 1984 MR RENTON WAS APPOINTED UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

ON THURSDAY (SEPTEMBER 5) HE WAS NAMED THE NEW MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE ON HONG KONG AFFAIRS.

HONG KONG WEATHERS STORM TESS ***

HONG KONG BEGAN RETURNING QUICKLY TO NORMAL, WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT CASUALTIES, AS STORM SIGNAL NO. 8 WAS LOWERED AT 6.10 AM TODAY.

BY THEN TYPHOON TESS HAD LANDED OVER WESTERN GUANGDONG ABOUT 110 NAUTICAL MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG.

THE NO. 8 HAD BEEN HOISTED SINCE 1.10 AM.

THOUGH SCHOOLS WERE CLOSED, MOST PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES ANNOUNCED SPEEDY RESUMPTION OF NORMAL SERVICES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOME YAU MA TEI FERRY SERVICES, AND MACAU AND CHINA FERRIES.

ON LAND, INCIDENTS WERE FEW, BUT THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTS OF VESSELS GETTING INTO TROUBLE.

AND A ROYAL NAVAL PATROL CRAFT, HMS SWALLOW, IS NOW ON THE WAY TO THE LAST REPORTED POSITION OF THE CARGO SHIP +CARL INA+, TO MOUNT A RESCUE OPERATION, AND A FIXED WING AIRCRAFT OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE WAS STANDING BY TO TAKE OFF WHEN WEATHER PERMITS,

AT THE SAME TIME, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS PUT OUT AN ALERT FOR ALL VESSELS IN THE VICINITY TO LOOK OUT FOR THE 4 160 TON PANAMANIAN REGISTERED +CARL INA+.

THERE WERE OTHER REPORTS OF VESSELS DRAGGING ANCHOR, AND ONE HARBOUR COLLISION, THOUGH RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE.

/ON LAND