TNAG-1372-FCO40-1818-Ministerial-visits-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1985 — Page 216

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YOUR TELNO 1472 : VISIT OF MR. RENTON

1. WE WILL ISSUE THE FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE AT 1900 HONG KONG TIME (11002) ON TUESDAY, 2 OCTOBER

:

**FCO MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HONG KONG, MR. TIMOTHY RENTON, WILL VISIT HONG KONG BETWEEN OCTOBER 27 AND 31.

THIS WILL BE MR. RENTON'S FIRST VISIT TO THE TERRITORY SINCE TAKING UP HIS POST IN SEPTENDER.

DURLIG HIS STAY, MR. RENTON WILL HAVE TALKS WITH THE GOVERNOR AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND MEET MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AS WELL AS REPRESENTATIVES OF A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY.

ON OCTOBER 30, MR. RENTON WILL ATTEND THE OPENING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING AND THE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE

NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL."

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2. IN ANSWER TO PRESS QUESTIONS, WE WILL CONFIRM THE COMPOSITION OF MR. RENTON'S PARTY.

YOUDE

LIMITED

HKD

FED

SEAD

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HHH 027/6

RECEIVED IN HEGISTRY

- 8 OCT 1985

DESK OFFICE DEA

NEWS.D.

PS

PS/ MR. RENTON es/eus

MR. WILSON

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