SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1980
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA TO SPEND A DAY
WITH HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND POLICE FAMILIES
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PRINCESS ALEXANDRA WILL SPEND A MORNING WITH PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AT THE LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE IN POK FU LAM TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE PRINCESS, ACCOMPANIED BY LADY MACLEHOSE, WILL BE MET ON ARRIVAL AT THE CENTRE BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR THOMAS LEE. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED AND ABLE BODIED (PHÁB) ASSOCIATION, MR LI KWAN-HUNG, AND THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE ASSOCIATION, MRS DEBORA CHAN.
SHE WILL TOUR THE CENTRE AND INSPECT VARIOUS FACILITIES DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE THE DISABLED INTO THE COMMUNITY.
IN THE AFTERNOON, THE PRINCESS, AS HONORARY COMMANDANT-GENERAL OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE, WILL ATTEND A POLICE LUNAR NEW YEAR FAIR AT THE POLICE CLUB IN KAI TAK.
DURING AN HOUR-LONG VISIT TO THE FAIR, THE PRINCESS WILL MEET POLICE FAMILIES AND ALSO SEE SOME OF THE FORCE'S FINEST SPORTING TALENTS IN SPECIAL DISPLAYS OF JUDO AND TABLE TENNIS.
SAID MR YUEN KWOK-LEUNG, ACTING SENIOR FORCE WELFARE OFFICER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FAIR ORGANISING COMMITTEE : +THIS YEAR'S FAMILIES DAY FAIR WILL BE BIGGER THAN EVER BEFORE, WITH MORE STALLS, MORE ENTERTAINMENT AND MORE FUN FOR ALL POLICE FAMILIES. WE WANT
AS MANY OF THEM AS POSSIBLE TO COME AND ENJOY THEMSELVES AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO SEE AND POSSIBLY MEET HER ROYAL HIGHNESS.+
THE PRINCESS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED TO THE FAIR BY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR ROY HENRY. MR YUEN AND MR DAVID LOW, FORCE WELFARE OFFICER FÖR HONG KONG ISLAND AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, WILL BE PRESENTED TO HER ROYAL HIGHNESS. SHE WILL THEN INSPECT A GUARD OF HONOUR OF CADETS FROM THE POLICE CADET SCHOOL.
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS AND HER HUSBAND, THE HON ANGUS OGILVY, WILL SEE DISPLAYS BY POLICE TABLE TENNIS AND JUDO TEAMS BEFORE DOTTING THE EYES OF A DRAGON AND A LION.
SHE WILL THEN VISIT SOME OF THE STALLS SET UP BY VARIOUS POLICE FORMATIONS AND SEE PART OF A MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT BEING PRESENTED BY WELL KNOWN TELEVISION PERSONALITIES.
IN ONE OF FIVE MARQUEES BEING SET UP AT THE GROUND, PRINCESS ALEXANDRA WILL MEET AND TALK INFORMALLY WITH POLICE FAMILIES. LATER, SHE WILL MEET OVER REFRESHMENTS, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JUNIOR POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION, THE JUNIOR CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL AND CHAIRMEN OF FAIR ORGANISING SUB-COMMITTEES.
SAID MR YUEN: +WE EXPECT OVER 20 000 POLICE OFFICERS AND THE IR FAMILIES TO ATTEND THE FAIR. WE HAVE A FAMILIES DAY EVERY YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR WE HAVE EXPANDED THE USUAL THEME TO GIVE MORE OF EVERYTHING TO OUR FAMILIES. WE HAVE SPENT 100 000 ON PREPARING WHAT IS SURE TO BE A MEMORABLE AFTERNOON FOR EVERYONE.+
/HRM'S