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ANNUAL REPORT TO PARLIAMENT 1985-1986.
THE ROYAL VISIT
Her Majesty the Queen and
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His Royal Highness
21-23 October
The programme
Prince Philip visited Hong Kong from
following their historic tour of China.
arranged for the royal visitors was designed with a view
to entertaining them, as well as giving them an impression
of the enormous progress which has been made in all
aspects of the territory's development since their
previous visit in 1975.
The Queen and Prince Philip were welcomed by
enthusiastic crowds as they came ashore from Her Majesty's
Yacht Britannia. After the formal welcoming ceremony the
royal couple first visited the members of the Executive
and Legislative Councils in their new home in the former
Supreme Court building. They then walked to the striking
new headquarters building of the Hong Kong and Shanghai
Bank, which is now one of the architectural landmarks of
Hong Kong.
After a civic lunch, attended by members of