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of 1 October 1990). The post is a Presidential appointment,
and the scandal threatened to damage President Soares'
prospects for reelection in January.
He declined to appoint
a new Governor in the run-up to the Presidential elections,
but now that he has secured his own reelection an
announcement is expected in March.
Exchanges with the Portuguese on Macau/Hong Kong
6.
Mr Maude visited Macau and called on the Governor on
7 April 1990. There are occasional meetings between the
Governors of Hong Kong and Macau and UKREP JLG maintain
regular contact with their opposite numbers in the
Portuguese JLG team.
Sino-British JLG
7.
After the setback following the Tiananmen Square
incident relations in our JLG have returned to a more normal
level. Progress is still slow, however, on a number of
routine subjects and deadlocked on others. Subjects
currently on our agenda include: Court of Final Appeal,
Defence lands, Bill of Rights, Air Services Agreements and
Investment protection and Promotion Agreements.
Hong Kong Department
20 February 1991
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