TNAG-1459-FCO40-1983-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1986 — Page 77

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MEETING BETWEEN WILSON AND KE ZAISHUO, 23 MAY: MACAU

1.

WITH THE OPENING OF TALKS ON MACAU IMMINENT AND WITH

PRESS INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT GROWING WE SEE SOME VALUE IN GIVING

THE CHINESE A GENERAL SIGNAL OF OUR INTEREST. WE HOPE TO DO SO

IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY WILL DRAW THE CONCLUSION THAT ANY

DEAL FOR MACAU WHICH OFFERED MORE THAN HONG KONG GOT UNDER THE

JOINT DECLARATION WOULD GO DOWN BADLY IN HONG KONG.

2. WILSON THEREFORE PROPOSES TO MENTION THE SUBJECT BRIEFLY

ΤΟ ΚΕ. HE WILL ASK KE WHETHER A DATE FOR THE NEGOTIATIONS HAS BEEN

AGREED, AND HOW KE EXPECTS THEM TO GO. HE WILL SAY THAT WE IMAGINE

THE CHINESE INTEND TO OFFER A PACKAGE VERY SIMILAR TO THAT AGREED

FOR HONG KONG. HE WILL NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE WIDESPREAD INTEREST

IN HONG KONG IN THE ARRANGEMENTS NEGOTIATED FOR MACAU'S FUTURE, AND

THAT NO DOUBT COMPARISONS WILL BE MADE BETWEEN THE DEALS CONCLUDED

FOR MACAU AND FOR HONG KONG

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HONG KONG AGREEMENT : RESTRICTED

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MR FIFOOT, LEGAL ADVISERS MR WOOD LEGAL ADVISERS

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