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UNCLASSIFIED
FM LISBON
TO PRIORITY F C O
TELNO 130
OF 061102Z MAY 86
INFO ROUTINE HONG KONG, PEKING
NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU
;
1. THE PRESS TODAY ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF PROF JOAQUIM PINTO
MACHADO AS NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU. HE WILL TAKE OFFICE ON 15 MAY.
2. PROF MACHADO IS A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE. HIS BACKGROUND
IS AS A PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OPORTO, AND WAS
SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE LAST GOVERNMENT. HE
WAS FORMERLY A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY, BUT SUPPORTED
SOARES IN THE RECENT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, TO THE EXTENT OF
ORGANISING SOARES CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH.
SIMPSON ORLEBAR
MINIM
SED
FED.
HKK02013
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY
16 MAY 1986
INDIX
PA
BEGISTRY
Action. Taken
A61615