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HMA Mr Buck

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MACAU

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With reference to the minute on this subject which I did for Mr Waddington on 4 May, I did not have time to mention one of the most pertinenet new factors, which is the project Hitherto Macau has not had an to build an airport in Macau. airport and in order to emigrate, people from Macau have had to go through the comparatively strict immigration controls

or Vietnam. If the airport of either Hong Kong or China - is built, it will make an exodus from Macau or more likely feasible

in practical terms.

Clot

7 May 1990

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