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Thursday, May 24, 1973
FAREWELL FOR CHIEF JUSTICE
A farewell ceremony will be held tomorrow (Friday) at Edinburgh
Place for the retiring Chief Justice, Sir Ivo Rigby, and Lady Rigby.
Sir Ivo will leave Hong Kong on Saturday (May 26) after serving
here for more than 11 years.
The ceremony will start at 3.30 p.m. and will be attended by some
200 invited guests and personal friends of the couple.
On arrival at Edinburgh Place, Sir Ivo will be met by the Director
of Protocol, Brigadier R.G. Lewthwaite.
Sir Ivo will receive a salute and then inspect a Guard of Honour
formed by the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. The band of the Royal Hong Kong
Police will be in attendance.
After the departure of the Guard of Honour, the Chief Justice and
Lady Rigby will move to Queen's Pier where their friends will say goodbye.
Following this, the couple will board the Governor's launch "The
Lady Maurine" and proceed towards Kowloon escorted by a Marine Police launch.
They will arrive at Kowloon Public Pier at about 4.10 p.m.
Motorists are advised that special traffic arrangements will be in
force during the ceremony.
From 3 p.m. onwards, access to Edinburgh Place East from Connaught
Road Central will be prohibited to all vehicular traffic other than flag cars,
labelled cars and official vehicles entering H.M.S. Tamar
The public