TNAG-2290-FCO40-3296-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1991 — Page 201

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INFO ROUTINE FCO, DTI, PEKING, HONG KONG, UKREP JLG HONG KONG

DTI FOR ROGERS, PEP

BTC HONG KONG AS CG MACAU

MY TELNO 3: MACAU AIRPORT PROJECT

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LU PING, HONG KONG AND MACAU AFFAIRS DIRECTOR, NOW VISITING MACAU, IS REPORTED IN THE HONG KONG PRESS AS SAYING THAT MACAU HAD GIVEN QUOTE NOT VERY ACCURATE INFORMATION UNQUOTE ON THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE AIRPORT RUNWAY AND THAT IT WAS THIS WHICH HAD CAUSED THE DELAY IN RESOLVING THE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN MACAU AND CHINA OVER NOISE POLLUTION. HE SAID THIS ISSUE WOULD BE DISCUSSED IN TALKS DURING HIS VISIT AND REPEATED HIS QUOTE CLEAR-CUT POLITICAL SUPPORT UNQUOTE FOR THE AIRPORT PROJECT. HE DECLINED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE HONG KONG AIRPORT OR THE BRITISH NATIONALITY PACKAGE, SAYING THESE WILL BE DISCUSSED DURING HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG.

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