GRS 350
UNCLASSIFIED
FM HONG KONG
TO PRIORITY FCO
TELNO 1385
OF 0710OOZ MAY 86
AND TO PRIORITY LISBON
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NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU
1. THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU, DR. JOACHIM PINTO MACHADO, HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE PRESS HERE. THE PORTUGUESE CONSULATE-GENERAL HAVE TOLD US THAT IT WAS OFFICIALLY GAZETTED HAN LISBON ON 6 MAY, AND THAT DR. PINTO WILL BE SWORN IN ON 15 MAY.
THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN HE WILL ARRIVE IN MACAU.
2. SHOULD BE GRATEFUL 4F LISBON WOULD CONVEY A MESSAGE FROM
ME TO DR. PINTO ALONG THE FOLLOWING LINES:
*** OFFER YOU MY WARM CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT AS GOVERNOR
OF MACAU. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWWEN MACAU AND HONG KONG IS A CLOSE
ONE AND LOOK FORWARD TO MAINTAINING THAT RELATIONSHIP DURING YOUR
PERIOD OF OFFICE. I ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU IN HONG
KONG MN DUE COURSE. 零售
3. THE CONSULATE-GENERAL HAVE ALSO TOLD US THAT THE FORMER GOVERNOR, ADMIRAL ALMEIDA E COSTA, HS CURRENTLY IN THE NAVY HOSPITAL MIN LISBON SUFFERING FROM INTERNAL BLEEDING. SHOULD BE GRATEFUL OF LISBON COULD ALSO PASS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE TO HIM:
**ON THE COMPLETION OF YOUR TERM OF OFFICE AS GOVERNOR OF MACAU.
# SEND YOU MY BEST WISHES FOR THE FUTURE. * MUCH VALUED OUR COOPERATHON DURING YOUR PERIOD OF OFFICE WHICH I AM SURE WAS OF GREAT VALUE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MACAU AND HONG KONG. # AM PARTICULARLY SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR PRESENT ILLNESS AND SEND
YOU EVERY GOOD WISH FOR A SPEEDY RECOVERY.**
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