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WARM WELCOME FOR QUEEN & DUKE
AT UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG
Tuesday, May 6, 1975
Hundreds of students of the University of Hong Kong gave the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh a warm welcome this afternoon.
They packed the corridors and balconies to catch a glimpse
of the Royal couple.
The party accompanying the Royal visitors had to clear a path for the Queen as students crowded into corridors along the whole route.
The Queen, dressed in a multi-coloured pink dress with full
sleeves and a rose-coloured hat, was quite unflustered by the milling crowds and spent 20 minutes chatting happily to students and staff.
On arrival, Her Majesty and His Royal Highness were presented
by the Governor, Sir Murray MacLehose in his capacity as the Chancellor,
to the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Rayson Huang and the two Pro-Vice Chancellors, Professor D.M.E. Evans and Professor Y.C. Wong.
Dr. Huang conducted the Queen and the Duke to the Loke Yew Hall where they chatted with the academic members of the Council.
The Royal couple spent some time in the Hall and showed great interest in the display of photographs of the University as well as some books and models.
They then left the hall to mingle and chat with other staff and
students in the corridors.
/As the Queen