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30 MAR 1937

INFO PRIORITY PEKING, HONG/KONG

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YOUR TELNO 863: MACAU

SUMMARY

1. THE JOINT DECLARATION ON MACAU WAS PUBLISHED HERE ON THE MORNING

OF 26 MARCH. AS EXPECTED NIT #S CLOSE UN FORM AND CONTENT TO THE

HONG KONG JOINT DECLARATION.

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2. ON FURST READING THE JOINT DECLARATION SEEMS FOR PRACTICAL

PURPOSES IDENTICAL TO THE HONG KONG JOWINT DECLARATION, THOUGH OF

COURSE LACKING THE DETAILS ON SUCH AREAS AS AIRLINES AND SHIPPING

WHICH ARE HRRELEVANT TO MACAU.

3. THE PRIME MINISTER, CAVACO SILVA, APPEARED ON TELEVISION ON

25 MARCH TO COMMENT ON THE AGREEMENT. HE TOUCHED BRIEFLY ON THE

HISTORY OF THE PORTUGUESE PRESENCE IN MACAU AND ON THE COURSE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS, WHICH HE DESCRIBED AS LONG AND AT TIMES DIFFICULT. HE SAND THAT BOTH SIDES HAD RESPECTED EACH OTHER'S OBJECTIVES, AND ADDED THAT PORTUGAL'S OBJECTIVES HAD BEEN FULLY ATTAINED. THE AGREEMENT WOULD MAINTAIN AND RENFORCE PORTUGUESE INFLUENCE IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD AND PROMOTE PORTUGAL'S RELATIONS WITH CHINNA.

4. PARAGRAPH 9 OF THE CHINESE DECLARATION (ANNEX 1 TO THE JOINT

DECLARATHON) HIS VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE CORRESPONDING PARAGRAPH

14 OF THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT. HIT CONTAMINS AN EXTRA SUB-PARAGRAPH

EXPLICITLY SAYING THAT PORTUGUESE CITIZENS WHO HAVE RESIDED N

MACAU, BEFORE OR AFTER ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAR AND WHOSE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF ABODE S THERE, WILL HAVE RIGHT OF ABODE. OTHERWISE, THE

ONLY DIFFERENCE #S THAT THE AGE FOR CHILDREN OF RESIDENTS TO ACQUIRE

RESIDENCE RIGHTS IS 18 AS AGAINST 21 N THE HONG KONG AGREEMENT. #N

HMS TELEVISION ADDRESS CAVACO SILVA ALSO POINTED OUT THAT "ALL.

THOSE LIVING HIN MACAU ON 20 DECEMBER 1999 WHO HAVE PORTUGUESE NATIONALITY UNDER OUR LAW WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO USE THER

PORTUGUESE PASSPORT TO ENTER AND LEAVE MACAU FREELY AND FOR ALL

THEIR FOREIGN TRAVELY ENJOYING FULL PROTECTION BY OUR CONSULATES''

5. CAVACO SILVA ANNOUNCED HE WOULD GO TO PEKING TO SIGN THE

AGREEMENT WIN THE FÖRST HALF OF APRIL.

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