NEWSPAPER CLIPS regarding airport, handover, governor activities and others

Title: Deal Close On Services For Macau Airport General Idea: Comments by Macau governor, Mr. Carlos Melancia on the deal between the Macau government and two Portuguese airlines. Title: Macau snub for Sir David General Idea: Macau governor, Mr. Carlos Melancia not happy with the Hong Kong governor, Sir David’s delay of visit to Macau Title: Macau governor scraps council to regain full control General Idea: Macau governor, Mr. Carlos Melancia announce the abolition of the controversial government council. Title: China gives Macau approval for airport General Idea: China gives Macau approval for airport Title: Portugal names Macao governor General Idea: Mr. Carlos Melancia appointed as (the 118th) new Macau governorby President of Portugal Title: Macao’s governor resigns General Idea: Dr. Joaquim Pinto Machado resigned as Macau governor; rumors said that the decision was a result of his falling out with Portugal’s president. Title: Macau crisis as governor resigns General Idea: Macau crisis as governor resigns Title: Macau plans its own airport General Idea: Macau billionaire Dr. Stanley Ho yesterday announced bold plans to build a $2 billion airport for Macau, challenging Hongkong’s air supremacy in the region. Title: Bending the law: Peking allows some Chinese to retain Portuguese nationality General Idea: Portuguese Prime Minister reassured that the 90,000 Portuguese citizens would continue to be Portuguese and can pass on Portuguese nationality to their descendants after 1999. Title: Macau prepares to dismantle a flimsiest of colonial facades General Idea: Macau in reporter’s eyes: taxi, currency, gambling, language (Portuguese & Chinese), Sao Paulo, changes taking place before the handover, Title: Macau accord points to the future, says Deng General Idea: China and Portugal formally signed the Sino-Portuguese accord, which was described by Mr Deng Xiaoping as an affair “ending the past and leading to the future”. Title: Joint group plan for Macau switch General Idea: A SINO-Portuguese Joint Liaison Group will be set up to oversee the transition of Macau to Chinese rule Title: Future of decadent’s Macau assured General Idea: Future of decadent’s Macau assured Title: Macao deal guarantees 50 years of old life style for Portuguese citizens General Idea: Macao deal guarantees 50 years of old life style for Portuguese citizens Title: CHINA PORTUGAL INITIAL JOINT DECLARATION ON MACAO QUESTION General Idea: CHINA PORTUGAL INITIAL JOINT DECLARATION ON MACAO QUESTION Title: Half a century of capitalism ahead General Idea: Half a century of capitalism ahead Title: Macau returns to China; pressure shifts to Taiwan General Idea: Macau returns to China; pressure shifts to Taiwan Title: Macao hand-over date is agreed by Portugal and China General Idea: Macao hand-over date is agreed by Portugal and China Title: Agreement on Macao handover General Idea: Agreement on Macao handover Title: Final session for Macau handover General Idea: Final session for Macau handover Title: Macau: China ‘yes’ to dual nationality General Idea: Macau: China ‘yes’ to dual nationality Title: China dictates finale of Macau’s comic opera General Idea: Chinese and Portuguese officials yesterday began talks in Peking which are likely to end with a deal to return Macau to Chinese control in 1999. Title: Portugal wants a step-by-step Macau handover General Idea: Portugal wants a step-by-step Macau handover Title: Plugging the holes in the ‘Macau Wall’ General Idea: the “Macau Wall” proves little obstacle to illegal immigrants who wade across Duck Channel from China Title: Macau builds wall to keep out illegals General Idea: Macau builds wall to keep out illegals Title: Portugal agrees on 1999 handover General Idea: Portugal agrees on 1999 handover Title: Tough test of Portugal’s mettle General Idea: Sino-Portuguese negotiations on the fate of Macao Title: Macao transfer to China set for 1999