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The display, beginning at 8.30 p.m. and lasting about 20
minutes, is the first to be mounted in many years. Hundreds of families
will be making full use of especially-opened reclamation sites on both
sides of the harbour to enjoy the spectacle, a fitting Chinese touch to
a memorable occasion.
At 9 p.m., the Royal visitors will disembark from Chichester and
leave for the Royal Hong Kong Jackey Club in Happy Valley, taking a route
which will enable them to see some of the bright lights of Wan Chai.
They will drive round the course to the winning post, passing
a capacity crowd of about 45,000, After a formal welcome by the Club's
chairman, Mr. P.G. Williams, the Queen and the Duke will visit the inner
paddock and then proceed to the Governor's box,
The fourth race will be run at 9.30 p.m. and at 10 p.m. the
Queen's Cup will begin, preceded by a parade of runners on the grass
track. The Queen will present the cup to the owner of the winning horse.
This ceremony over, the Royal party will leave the race course
by the inner paddock and return to Government House.
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