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QUEEN TO VISIT ESTATE FAMILY ON MONDAY
The Tang family home on the sixth floor of Hong Man House in
Oi Man Estate is alive with excitement which grows more intense as the hours creep towards 11.30 a.m. of Monday, May 5.
At about that time, the family will be experiencing one of
their proudest and happiest moments when the Queen will call on them
in their home for a brief visit during her tour of Oi Man Estate.
"I cannot describe how proud and honoured we all feel," said
Mr. Tang Shiu-cheung, the head of the household. "We thought we would
be seeing the Queen only on television during her visit here. We
certainly never expected to meet her in person and talk to her,"
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Mr. Tang's wife, Wan-fong, still thinks it is all a dream.
"Imagine, me actually meeting the
"It's incredible," she exclaimed.
Queen; it seems too much to believe,"
visit.
Her nine children, she said, spoke about nothing else but the
"Even the little ones seem to realise the auspiciousness of the
occasion. They brag to everyone about it. I suppose I do too sometimes,"
she admitted.
Mrs. Tang said she had heard much about the Queen and looked
forward to meeting her. She admitted, however, that she was a bit nervous.
"The Queen is such a distinguished person," Mrs. Tang said, "and I don't know anything about Royal etiquette.
"But I know