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Mr Thomas

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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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HKD

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PROTOCOL .D PS/MR RENTON SIR W HARDING

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