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YOUR TELNO 610 TO HONG KONG AND HONG KONG TELNO 1018: VISIT BY MR MAUDE TO MACAU

1. A TWO HOUR VISIT TO MACAU WOULD ALLOW FOR ONE OR POSSIBLY TWO BRIEF COURTESY CALLS AND SOME SIGHTSEEING. IF MR MAUDE FELT ABLE TO STAY JUST A LITTLE LONGER, THEN I COULD ARRANGE A SMALL DRINKS PARTY OR DINNER PARTY FOR THE BRITISH BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND POSSIBLY INCLUDE ONE OR TWO MEMBERS OF THE MACAU ADMINISTRATION. THIS CLEARLY WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED PARTICULARLY BY THE BRITISH RESIDENTS WHO ONLY VERY RARELY HAVE A MINISTERIAL VISIT. EQUALLY I AM SURE IT WOULD BE UNDERSTOOD IF MR MAUDE DID NOT WISH TO INCLUDE SUCH EVENTS GIVEN THAT HE WOULD BE TIRED FROM THE JOURNEY FROM THE UK.

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