TNAG-1626-FCO40-2240-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1987 — Page 75

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TELNO 75

OF 301132Z MARCH 87

INFO PRIORITY PEKING HONG KONG

MY TELNO 71 : MACAU

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1. HT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED THAT THE PRIME MINISTER, CAVACO SILVA WILL VISIT CHINA BETWEEN 11 AND 17 APRIL DURING WHICH THME HE WILL SHGN THE AGREEMENT ON MACAU.

2. THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT HIS GOVERNMENT MAY MEANWHILE BE DEFEATED AND FORCED TO RESIGN FOLLOWING A CENSURE MOTION IN THE ASSEMBLY, BUT HIN THIS EVENT HE WOULD STILL BE COMPETENT TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT.

SIMPSON-ORLEBAR

YYYY

LPLNAN 4192

HONG KONG AGREEMENT

LIMITED

MR OSBORNE, NEWS DEPT

HD/HKD HD/FED

HD/PLANNING STAFF

DEP HD/PUSD HD/PUSD

RD (MR WALKER)

PS

PS/LADY YOUNG

PS/MR RENTON

PS/PUS

MR GILLMORE

SIR J FREELAND

MR WILSON

MR MCCRORY, PUSD,

COPIES TO:-

MR FIFOOT

LEGAL ADVISERS

MR ASHTON

ASSESSMENTS STAFF

CABINET OFFIC:

MR MALLABY CABINET OFFICE

MR B H DINWIDDY

SIR P CRADOCK NO 10 DOWNING STREET

CABINET OFFICE

نیا

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