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H.R.H.
The Princess Margaret
and Lord Snowdon
Hong Kong presented many faces to Princess Margaret and her husband, Lord Snowdon, when they paid an official visit to the Colony in March. Traditional dragon dances and Chinese opera contrasted with its progressive outlook on commerce and industry, and every- where were the welcoming smiles of a people, gathered from all walks of life, who lined pavements and thronged windows and bal- conies for a glimpse of the royal couple.
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High spot of a crowded programme of public engagements was the inauguration of Hong Kong's British Week at the City Hall and the opening of a British Engineering Display in the newly- constructed ocean terminal. The Princess, who officiated at both these functions, pointed out that the purpose of British Week was to show the best of what was being manufactured in, and exported from, the United Kingdom today. "On the human side, it can do a great deal to make the ties between us even stronger and create even greater understanding between us,' she added.
During their week-long stay, the Princess and Lord Snowdon had the opportunity to observe the Colony both at work and at play. Included in their itinerary were visits to its two largest hospitals, the Kwong Wah and the Queen Elizabeth, a tour of the massive Housing Authority estate at Choi Hung, a performance of Cantonese opera, a royal film premiere, a race meeting, a regatta at Deep Water Bay, a schools' rally and a trip to the New Territories.