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TELEGRAM NUMBER 058 OF 25 JUNE 1981
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG
NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU
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IN COURSE OF A CALL CONNECTED WITH CABLE AND WIRELESS INTEREST IN MACAU COMMUNICATIONS, COMMANDANT ALMEIDA E COSTA TOLD ME HE WAS NOW BOOKED TO FLY TO MACAU AS FOLLOWS:
30 JUNE
ARRIVE LONDON GATWICK ON BA 437
1 JULY
LAST PAPER
DEPART LONDON FOR HONG KONG ON FLIGHT NO. BA 003
2. GOVERNOR SAID ARRANGEMENTS FOR HIS STOP-OVER IN LONDON WERE
BEING HANDLED BY BRITISH AIRWAYS AND PORTUGUESE EMBASSY IN LONDON.
IT WOULD HOWEVER BE HELPFUL TO US IF AIRPORT COURTESIES CAN BE
EXTENDED AT ARRIVAL GATWICK AND DEPARTURE HEATHROW.
3. GOVERNOR WHO SPEAKS REASONABLE ENGLISH, SAID HE WAS MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING HONG KONG AUTHORITIES INCLUDING THE ACTING
GOVERNOR WHEN HE PASSES THROUGH ON 2 JULY.
4. CABLE AND WIRELESS HAVE SUBMITTED INVESTMENT PROPOSAL FOR
EXTENSION OF MACAU COMMUNICATIONS (£100 MILLION OVER 10 YEARS)
AND GOVERNOR IS EXPECTED TO TAKE AN EARLY DECISION.
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