TNAG-1459-FCO40-1983-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1986 — Page 69

GRS 150

UNCLASSIFIED

FM PEKING

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 366

OF 220537Z MAY 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, LISBON

MY TELNO.345 (NOT TO LISBON):

MACAU.

1. THE CHINESE PRESS REPORTS TODAY (21 MAY) THE TEXT OF A

PRESS COMMUNIQUE ISSUED ON 20 MAY ACCOUNCING THAT TALKS ON

MACAU WILL BEGIN IN THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE.

2. THE FULL TEXT OF THE COMMUNIQUE IS AS FOLLOWS

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND THE

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF PORTUGAL HAVE DECIDED THROUGH

FRIENDLY CONSULTATIONS TO BEGIN TALKS IN THE LAST WEEK OF JUNE

1996 IN BEIJING ON THE SETTLEMENT OF THE QUESTION OF MACAO, WHICH

IS A QUESTION LEFT OVER FROM HISTORY. THE HEAD OF THE DELEGATION

OF THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS ZHOU NAN, VICE-MINISTER OF FOREIGN

AFFARIS, AND THE HEAD OF THE DELEGATION OF THE PORTUGUESE

GOVERNMENT IS AMBASSADOR RUY BARBOSA MEDINA.

EVANS

.

HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

LIMITED

HD/HKD

HD/FED

RESEARCH D (FE)

COPIES TO:

MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS

Me Woo

W

DEP/HD PUSD

PS/MR RENTON

MR WILSON

HKR02013

RECE

DELA

INDEX

- 5 JUN 1986

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