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People from every walk of life in Hong Kong attended the unique Public Farewell ceremony organized by a committee of the Unofficial Members of Executive and Legislative Councils in honour of Sir Alexander and Lady Grantham. Sir T. N. Chau, Senior Unofficial Member of Executive Council, spoke for the whole community when, presenting an illuminated address, he said: 'It is no exaggeration to say that.... your departure will mark the end of a decade which, in terms of material progress and the development of a community spirit, is
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unprecedented in the annals of the Colony. Indeed, in comparable circumstances, it perhaps unique in the history of any land. Programmes of music werc provided by the Colony's bands and orchestras and 8,000 school-children joined in the massed choral singing of songs in both English and Chinese. When the time came for Sir Alexander and Lady Grantham to leave and they drove round the entire circuit of the arena in their open car, the vast crowd rose to its feet waving and shouting in a spontaneous gesture of affection.