TNAG-1459-FCO40-1983-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1986 — Page 74

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FM PEKING

TO PRIORITY FCO

TELNO 723

OF 070121Z MAY 86

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG, LISBON

MACAU.

1. ACCORDING TO THE PORTUGUESE EMBASSY, THE FIRST ROUND OF SINO/

PORTUGUESE NEGOTIATIONS ON MACAU IS LIKELY TO OPEN TOWARDS THE END

OF THIS MONTH OR IN EARLY JUNE. THE PORTUGUESE DELEGATION WILL BE

LED BY AMBASSADOR RUI NEDINA (FORMERLY PORTUGUESE PERMANENT

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN AT NEW YORK). THE FIRST ROUND WILL TAKE

PLACE IN PEKING. THE CHINESE ARE PRESSING FOR ALL ROUNDS OF THE

NEGOTIATIONS TO TAKE PLACE HERE BUT THE PORTUGUESE WOULD PREFER

AT LEAST SOME TO TAKE PLACE IN LISBON. THE PORTUGUESE EXPECT THE

CHINESE DELEGATION TO BE LED BY VICE MINISTER ZHOU NAN.

2. THE PORTUGUESE EMBASSY CONFIRMED THAT SOVEREIGNTY WAS NOT AT

ISSUE: THE NEGOTIATIONS WOULD ADDRESS THE TIMETABLE FOR AND DETAILS

OF TRANSFER OF THE RIGHT OF ADMINISTRATION. THE EMBASSY EXPECTED

THE FIRST ROUND TO LAST ABOUT ONE WEEK AND ARE AT THE MOMENT

OPTIMISTICALLY TALKING OF COMPLETION OF THE WHOLE NEGOTIATIONS IN

8 MONTHS.

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