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HONG KONG TELNO 289: MACAU
1. I REGRET THAT THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MACAU TALKS HAVE BEEN UCCUPIED WITH ZHOU NAN'S VISIT THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK, AND WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO ARRANGE FOR A BRIEFING. I HAVE A TENTATIVE APPOINTMENT TO SEE MEDINA AFTER 24 NOVEMBER, AND WE ALSO HAVE APPOINTMENTS TO SEE GASPAR AND THE ASIAN DEPARTMENT OF THE MFA.
2. MEANWHILE THE PORTUGUESE PRESS HAS REPORTED THAT ZHOU'S VISIT HAS
POINTED UP SOME AREAS OF DISAGREEMENT HIS CALL ON PRESIDENT SOARES
ON 18 NOVEMBER WAS LENGHTER THAN PLANNED, AND A SPECIAL MEETING WAS
CONVENED ON 20 NOVEMBER WITH THE PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER, PIRES
DE MIRANDA, REPLACING A PLANNED TOURIST PROGRAMME.
3. THE POINTS OF DISAGREEMENT ARE SAID TO RELATE TO THE DATE OF TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATION WHERE PORTUGAL IS SAID TO BE ASKING FOR 12 OR 13 YEARS AFTER THE TRANSFER OF HONG KONG, LABOUR LAWS AND THE
FOR WHOM STATUS OF THE 80 THOUSAND PORTUGUESE PASSPORT HOLDERS IS SAID TO BE
SEEKING DUAL NATIONALITY A CONCEPT REJECTED BY CHINA.
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4. DESPITE THE REPORTED DISAGREEMENTS THERE HAS CLEARLY BEEN NO MAJOR RUPTURE. PRESIDENT SCARES HAS ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO VISIT CHINA AT A DATE TO BE FIXED AND IT IS STILL GENERALLY ANTICIPATED
THAT A FINAL AGREEMENT WILL BE SIGNED EARLY IN 1987.
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