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CONFIDENTIAL
Hib 026/3.
12907
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CR 18/5701/47
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026/3
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pl. cc Mr Fletcher-Cooke,
Governor
Macau Visit by Political Adviser
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This was a
I visited Macau on 24 September 1987.
courtesy visit originally planned for May and postponed. I called on the Governor, Sr Carlos Melancia and had lunch with
his Diplomatic Adviser, Sr Pereira Gomes and the Secretary for
Administration and Justice, Sr Antonio Vitorino.
2.
matter.
The call on the Governor was purely a courtesy
I passed on your good wishes and your hope that he
would be able to come to Hong Kong soon. You would be happy to
give him a meal. He was grateful and sent his good wishes to
you. He had been busy settling in but hoped before too long to
meet you "either in Macau or Hong Kong". He gave a general
welcome to contacts between Macau and Hong kong officials at
all levels "in order to avoid any problems arising". But he
said that specifics should be discussed with Dr Vitorino.
Bilateral Matters (discussed with Vitorino and Gomes)
3. (a)
(b)
Plans to expand Television de Macau: It was agreed
that Hong Kong and Macau experts would meet soon to
talk about frequency strengths and other matters. The
Macau authorities were clearly keen to avoid a row
over this although, equally, they have no intention of
changing their plans to set up a second channel.
Horse Racing: Macau intend shortly to licence the
Trotting Club for flat racing. However, they offered
to talk further with relevant Hong Kong authorities in
order to minimise problems for us.
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