TNAG-1471-FCO40-2001-Ministerial-visits-from-the-UK-to-Hong-Kong-1986 — Page 108

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SUBJECT TO YOUR AGREEMENT WE PROPOSE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT ON TUESDAY, 7 JANUARY.

QUOTE MR RENTON WILL BE VISITING CHINA AND THAILAND FROM 18-23 AND 24-27 JANUARY RESPECTIVELY WITH AN OVERNIGHT STOP IN HONG KONG ON 23 JANUARY. WHEN MR RENTON TOOK OVER FROM MR LUCE

AS FCO MINISTER OF STATE HE MADE CLEAR THAT HE INTENDED AS SOON AS CIRCUMSTANCES PERMITTED TO UNDERTAKE THE VISIT TO CHINA AND

THAILAND THAT MR LUCE HAD PLANNED TO MAKE. WHILE IN CHINA AND THAILAND MR RENTON WILL MEET WITH MINISTERS FOR DISCUSSION ON SUBJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST UNQUOTE.

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