TNAG-1468-FCO40-1997-Visits-by-members-of-the-Office-of-the-Unofficial-Members-of-1986 — Page 72

OCMIAN 0260

CONFIDENTIAL

00 HOKON

FM FCOLN TO HOKON

041430Z SEP

GRS 196

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELNO 1881

OF 041430Z SEPTEMBER 86

CONFIDENTIAL

FOR GOVERNOR FROM HUM, HKD

OUR TELNO 1838: EXCO VISIT TO LONDON

NOT COPY

Q DIST ?/

75

60260 1

<

HKK

026/5

Ki

- 8 SEP 1786

788879

1.

WE HAVE NOW CONFIRMED WITH MR RENTON THAT HE WOULD WISH

TO HOST A LUNCH FOR UNOFFICIALS ON 9 SEPTEMBER. THE LUNCH WILL

BE AT LANCASTER HOUSE, AND WE ENVISAGE THAT IT WILL BE LIMITED TO

YOU, EXCO AND ACCOMPANYING HKG OFFICIALS, PLUS SENIOR FCO

OFFICIALS. WE SUGGEST THE LUNCH BE PRECEDED BY AN OFFICE MEETING

AT NOON ON 9 SEPTEMBER WHICH MR RENTON WOULD CHAIR, PRIMARILY TO

RUN OVER THE GROUND WITH UNOFFICIALS BEFORE THEIR CALL ON THE

PRIME MINISTER. THIS ARRANGEMENT WOULD ENABLE US TO RETAIN THE

3.00 PM APPOINTMENT FOR YOUR OWN MEETING WITH MR RENTON, IF YOU

SO WISH.

2.

WE ARE MAKING PROVISIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ON THIS BASIS.

PLEASE LET US KNOW DESKBY 05090OZ IF YOU SEE ANY DIFFICULTIES.

WE ASSUME THE WHOLE EXCO DELEGATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR MR

RENTON'S LUNCH (EXCEPT ERIC HO AND SIR S W CHUNG, BOTH OF WHOM

HKGO HAVE TOLD US WILL NOT/NOT BE AVAILABLE ON 9 SEPTEMBER).

HOWE

LIMITED

нко

PS/MR. RENTON,

MR. WILSON

COPIES TO:

1

HKGO, LONDON,

CONFIDENTIAL