Hornby Bay Announces Appointment of New CFO

Hornby Bay Mineral Exploration Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:HBE) is pleased
to announce the appointment of Rebecca Hudson as the new Chief Financial Officer
of the Company effective October 28, 2010. 


Ms. Hudson is a Chartered Accountant with 12 years of experience in the fields
of financial audit, corporate finance, risk management, financial reporting, and
corporate governance. She has worked primarily with publicly traded
international and Canadian corporations, and has conducted transactions in
reverse takeovers, mergers & acquisitions, divestitures and various advisory
services. Ms. Hudson holds a Masters of Accounting and a Bachelor's Degree from
the University of Waterloo. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.


Ms. Hudson replaces Thomas D. Devlin, who resigned from the Company to focus his
attention on other responsibilities. The Company thanks Mr. Devlin for his past
efforts on behalf of the Company.


This news release may contain forward-looking statements including but not
limited to comments regarding the timing and content of upcoming work programs,
geological interpretations, receipt of property titles, potential mineral
recovery processes, etc. Forward-looking statements address future events and
conditions and therefore, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in such
statements.


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