TNAG-2290-FCO40-3296-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1991 — Page 159

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FM BTC HONG KONG

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AND TO ROUTINE LISBON, PEKING, HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

FROM BTC AS CONSULATE GENERAL MACAU

ARRIVAL OF NEW GOVERNOR OF MACAU

SUMMARY

NEW GOVERNOR SWORN IN. VIEIRA EMPHASISED HIS RESPONSIBILITY

FOR DECISION MAKING.

DETAIL

1. GRAHAM (ACTING CONSUL GENERAL) ATTENDED THE SWEARING IN CEREMONY OF THE 127TH AND POSSIBLY LAST GOVERNOR OF MACAU, GENERAL ROCHA VIEIRA, ON 10 MAY.

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VIEIRA ARRIVED IN HONG KONG AT NOON, WENT ON AN HOUR'S HELICOPTER TOUR OF THE TERRITORY AND THEN ARRIVED IN MACAU BY JETFOIL WHERE HE REVIEWED A GUARD OF HONOUR, TOOK A SALUTE AND OFFICIALLY TOOK OVER FROM ACTING GOVERNOR NABO.

3.

IN HIS BRIEF WELCOMING SPEECH NABO, LOOKING EMOTIONAL, ALLUDED TO THE PROBLEMS (INCLUDING THE AIRPORT) OF HIS 7 MONTH

TENURE AS ACTING GOVERNOR.

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VIEIRA REPLIED AT CONSIDERABLE LENGTH. HIS SPEECH FOCUSSED, AFTER PAYING IMPROMPTU TRIBUTE TO NABO'S STEWARDSHIP, ON THE THEME OF CONFIDENCE. MANY FAMILIAR PHRASES WERE INCLUDED (CHANGING WORLD, GREAT OPPORTUNITIES., TOLERANCE, ADAPTABILITY AND CONTINUITY. JOINT DECLARATION, PATH PREPARED, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY. CO-OPERATION WITH CHINA, ONE COUNTRY, SYSTEMS, POSITIVE ATTITUDE, CONTRIBUTION OF MACAU TO FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN PORTUGAL AND CHINA, CONTRIBUTION TO CHINA'S ECONOMIC REFORM. QUOTE LET US ALL UNITE IN THE STABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIQUE TERRITORY OF MACAU UNQUOTE.) VIEIRA SAID THAT AS GOVERNOR OF MACAU IT WAS HIS WISH TO CONSULT, BUT HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS. VIEIRA SPOKE CALMLY AND CONFIDENTLY. HE SOUNDED AS IF HE ALREADY HAD CLEAR IDEAS FOR

MACAU.

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