TNAG-1626-FCO40-2240-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1987 — Page 107

Mr Weston, SED

CONFIDENTIAL

HUB. 020/2

VED.

1 VAR 1987

HONG KONG/MACAU

1.

Please refer to

discussed it with Mr McLaren.

JJENSEN PIŲ AKIMĚVNAT AMBERS --

FROM:

DATE:

CO Hum

Hong Kong Department

11 March 1987

17

Mr Hollamby's minute

4 of

March.

I have

2.

other

Macau.

profile,

We

concern recognise your

have some relationship, but

of us might visit Lisbon

this Chinese In

eyes

and could well

to thicken

up

the

UK/Portuguese

we

a

visit

give

impression

doubts about the idea that one or for discussions on Hong Kong and

would be

with certain

form some the

a

of

of

Most

of what we might learn from the

We do not have very much to say

collusion at their expense.

Portuguese would fall

fall into the category of information which it was

nice but by no means vital to know.

to the Portuguese about Hong Kong.

3. Our

If

inclination therefore is to rely on working level contacts in Lisbon, or directly between Hong Kong and Macau, to take forward

than area rather

to mount exchanges in this area

a special visit. there were any question of general UK/Portuguese political exchanges

we would however be very happy to

the

in London,

figure

on

discussion.

agenda

and

to

participate

in

part

see Hong Kong/Macau

of that

the

11 March 1987

CONFIDENTIAL

стори

CO Hum

Hong Kong Department