TNAG-1459-FCO40-1983-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1986 — Page 4

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I learned yesterday from a source who had had dinner with President Soares that Portugal was still standing firm on 2004 and had pointed out the differences between Hong Kong and Macau localised civil service etc.

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CPG wanted return to be no later than 2000 linking this with the date JLG would cease to operate. CPG saying it would be very difficult to explain 2004 to the British when they had been so insistent on 1997. Portugal maintained two territories could not be compared long history of Macau etc. Portugal had not yet, but might, play "the Hong Kong" card i.e. the consequences that would flow for Hong Kong if they were just to pack up and leave earlier because of Chinese intransigence. expected that the date would be decided during Zhou Nan's visit to Lisbon.

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