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Tuesday, October 26, 1971
A ROYAL JOURNEY ACROSS HONG KONG HARBOUR
H.R.H. THE FRINCESS ANNE ARRIVES
By Feter Iliffe-Moon
Today H.R.H. The Princess Anne led a small armada of launches
and small craft of every description across Hong Kong's historic harbour at
the start of her seven-day visit to the Colony.
After being met at Kai Tak airport by the Acting Governor Sir Hugh
Norman-Walker, the young Princess drove the short distance to Promontory Pier,
where she was received by the Director of Marine Mr. K. Milburn 0.B.E. and
Mrs. Milburn. Her Royal Highness then stepped aboard the Governor's private
launch, the Lady Maurine.
Promontory Pier lies two thirds of the way along the Kai Tak
airport runway, which extends scuth for more than a mile into the herbour
itself. At 3.10 p.m. the Lady Maurine, flanked by H.M.S. Beachampton and
H.M.S. Kirkliston, left the pier accompanied by a flotilla of vessels --
including the fireboat Alexander Grantham on the brief but history-making
journey to Hong Kong Island.
Princess Anne did not choose the comparative luxury of the Lady
Maurine's three staterooms or two lounges, but stayed on the open fore deck
standing all the way obviously absorbed by the view and her unique
reception by sampans, junks and other vessels.
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