TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1980
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA ENDS NINE-DAY VISIT TOMORROW
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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AND HER HUSBAND, THE HON ANGUS OGILVY, WILL SPEND THEIR LAST DAY IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) VISITING THE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN TAI O AND CHEUNG
CHAU
ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, THE ROYAL COUPLE WILL FLY IN A RAF HELICOPTER TO TAI O WHERE THEY WILL BE WELCOMED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE DISTRICT OFFICER ISLANDS, MR LO KAR-CHUN, AND LEADERS OF THE LANTAU RURAL COMMUNITY.
THE ROYAL COUPLE WILL WALK INTO THE VILLAGE, CROSSING THE CREEK IN A SAMPAN FERRY.
THEY WILL THEN VISIT THE KWAN TAI TEMPLE AND CALL ON THE RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE BEFORE LEAVING FOR MUI WO WHERE THEY WILL BOARD THE LAUNCH +LADY MAURINE FOR CHEUNG CHAD.
PRINCESS AND MR OGILVY WILL DISEMBARK AT CHEUNG CHAU PIER WHERE THE DISTRICT OFFICER ISLANDS WILL PRESENT LEADERS OF THE RURAL COMMUNITIES OF LAMMA ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU.
THEY WILL THEN GO TO A RESTAURANT FOR LUNCH WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS.
AFTER LUNCH, THE ROYAL COUPLE WILL VISIT THE PAK TAI TEMPLE BEFORE BOARDING A HOVER FERRY TO RETURN TO HONG KONG ISLAND.
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AND MR OGILVY WILL LEAVE TOMORROW EVENING AT THE END OF THEIR NINE-DAY VISIT.
THE ROYAL COUPLE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED TO THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY MACLEHOSE. ALSO PRESENT TO SAY FAREWELL TO THEM AT THE AIRPORT WILL BE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS- THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER AND LADY CATER- THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, ́MAJOR GENERAL SIR ROY REDGRAVE AND LADY REDGRAVE- THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE HON SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN AND LADY KAN- THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE HON OSWALD CHEUNG AND MRS CHEUNG= AND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR ROY HENRY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
PRESS FACILITIES
TAI O. DUE TO TRANSPORTATION DIFFICULTIES IN ARRANGING A PRESS
FACILITY AT TAI O TO COVER THE 25-MINUTE VISIT OF THE PRINCESS THERE, GIS WILL BE ISSUING PHOTOGRAPHS AND FILMS OF THE VISIT.
CHEUNG CHAU A PRESS LAUNCH FOR ACCREDITED MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL
LEAVE QUEEN'S PIER AT 11 AM SHARP TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
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