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MEETING BETWEEN WILSON AND KE ZAISHUO, 23 MAY: MACAU
1.
WITH THE OPENING OF TALKS ON MACAU IMMINENT AND WITH
PRESS INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT GROWING WE SEE SOME VALUE IN GIVING
THE CHINESE A GENERAL SIGNAL OF OUR INTEREST. WE HOPE TO DO SO
IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY WILL DRAW THE CONCLUSION THAT ANY
DEAL FOR MACAU WHICH OFFERED MORE THAN HONG KONG GOT UNDER THE
JOINT DECLARATION WOULD GO DOWN BADLY IN HONG KONG.
2. WILSON THEREFORE PROPOSES TO MENTION THE SUBJECT BRIEFLY
ΤΟ ΚΕ. HE WILL ASK KE WHETHER A DATE FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS HAS BEEN
AGREED, AND HOW KE EXPECTS THEM TO GO. HE WILL SAY THAT WE IMAGINE
THE CHINESE INTEND TO OFFER A PACKAGE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT AGREED
FOR HONG KONG. HE WILL NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD INTEREST
IN HONG KONG IN THE ARRANGEMENTS NEGOTIATED FOR MACAU'S FUTURE, AND
THAT NO DOUBT COMPARISONS WILL BE MADE BETWEEN THE DEALS CONCLUDED
FOR MACAU AND FOR HONG KONG
HOWE
HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED
LIMITED
HD/HKD
HD/FED
RESEARCH D (FE)
DEP/HD PUSD HD/SED
PS/MR RENT ON
MR WILSON
COPIES TO:
MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS
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