Art.
Draft MBL
Art.
- 2 -
HKBL
Remarks
Macao 1999.
According
after
to
Prof Xu Chongde
(a PRC member
of
the
MBL
Drafting
Committee),
this is due to
Macao's "special geographical location":
unlike HK which
is on China's
coastal
front
line, Macao is
almost
encircled
Zhuhai
by
and
military forces in Zhuhai could defend it if required.
Moreover, there are presently no Portuguese troops Macao. (Source: China
Daily
18.7.91)
in
1