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PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
DRAFT NOTE
To:-
UNCLASSIFIED
Type 1 +
From
Telephone No. Ext.
Department
DSR 11
Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign
and Commonwealth Affairs presents his compliments to His
Excellency the Portuguese Ambassador and with reference to
his Embassy's Memorandum of 18 November 1976 concerning the
Government of Macau's proposal to build an international
airport, has the honour to state that in the view of Her
Majesty's Government the construction of such an airport,
while primarily a domestic matter for Macau, has obvious
and significant implications for the Hong Kong Government's
current and future provision of air services.
The Secretary
of State would be happy for the Hong Kong and Portuguese
Authorities to discuss these implications but considers that
it would be premature to do so until the attitude of the
Civil Air Authorities of the Government of the Peoples
Republic of China towards the proposal have been ascertain
The Secretary of State avails himself of this opportunity
to express to the Ambassador the assurances of his highest
consideration.
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