R D Clift Esq CMG

Political Adviser

Government Secretariat

Central Government Offices

Lower Albert Road

Hong Kong

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10 March 1987 ·

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Tom Smith, HKD

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Dew Dich,

MACAO

The Governor of Macao gave his annual lunch for the Consular Corps on 7 March. Disappointingly, we gleaned absolutely nothing about the progress of the talks between the Portuguese and Chinese authorities. When I asked the Governor what was happening he shrugged and said "I am only the Governor." He said the talks were being handled by diplomats and he was not involved. He said, rather wistfully, that he understood the arrangement in Hong Kong had been quite different.

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Reg

RE Holloway

Senior British Trade Commisioner

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cc Head of Chancery, Lisbon Head of Chancery, Peking Southern European Dept, FCO

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