TNAG-2290-FCO40-3296-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-Macau-1991 — Page 25

Art.

Draft MBL

Art.

- 2 -

HKBL

Remarks

Macao 1999.

According

after

to

Prof Xu Chongde

(a PRC member

of

the

MBL

Drafting

Committee),

this is due to

Macao's "special geographical location":

unlike HK which

is on China's

coastal

front

line, Macao is

almost

encircled

Zhuhai

by

and

military forces in Zhuhai could defend it if required.

Moreover, there are presently no Portuguese troops Macao. (Source: China

Daily

18.7.91)

in

1