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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1980
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SHE ALSO SAW TWO MARTIAL GODS IN FRONT OF THE ALTAR THE THOUSAND-LI EYE AND THE FAVOURABLE WIND EAR GODS - AN ANCIENT SWORD BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MADE DURING THE SUNG DYNASTY, AND A GILDED WOODEN SEDAN CHAIR, MADE IN 1894, IN WHICH THE GOD OF SEA-FARERS IS CARRIED DURING FESTIVALS.
CONTAINED IN A GLASS CASE, THE SWORD IS FIVE FEET LONG AND THREE INCHES WIDE. ITS THEFT AND RECOVERY MADE HEADLINES IN THE EARLY 1970'S.
THE PRINCESS, AFTER LEAVING THE TEMPLE, WALKED BACK TO THE PIER WHERE SHE BOARDED A HONG KONG AND YAU MA TEI FERRY COMPANY HOVERCRAFT TO RETURN TO QUEEN'S PIER.
THE PRINCESS AND MR OGILVY WILL LEAVE HONG KONG FOR LONDON THIS EVENING.
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THE WELCOME SPEECH BY MR KWONG PING-YAU, CHAIRMAN OF THE CHEUNG CHAU RURAL COMMITTEE.
+YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS, MR OGILVY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
+WE ARE MOST HONOURED TO WELCOME YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS AND MR OGILVY IN CHEUNG CHAU. IT GIVES US GREAT PLEASURE TO GREET YOU IN PERSON.
+CHEUNG CHAU, AN ISLAND WITH A SERENE ENVIRONMENT, HAS WITNESSED RAPID DEVELOPMENTS SINCE THE LAST ROYAL VISIT SOME 10 YEARS AGO. TODAY, OUR WHOLE TOWN IS AGAIN PRIVILEGED WITH THE PRESENCE OF YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS AND WE REJOICE IN OUR GOOD FORTUNE WHICH AUGURS WELL FOR THE FUTURE. MAY I NOW PRESENT YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS WITH A SOUVENIR AS A TOKEN OF OUR HEARTIEST WELCOME, AND WISH EVERYONE HERE GOOD LUCK AND GOOD HEALTH. +
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA VISITS BRITISH COUNCIL
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HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AND THE HON ANGUS OGILVY THIS (WEDNESDAY) AFTERNOON PAID A VISIT TO THE BRITISH COUNCIL IN WAN CHAI IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE IR CHEUNG CHAU TOUR.
THE ROYAL COUPLE WERE GREETED ON ARRIVAL BY MR ANTHONY LEWIS, ACTING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND MR DAVID LEE, DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION.
THE PRINCESS SIGNED THE VISITOR'S BOOK DURING HER TOUR OF THE COUNCIL'S STUDY ROOMS AND LIBRARY.
ABOUT 9 000 STUDENTS ATTEND SOME 350 ENGLISH COURSES RANGING FROM ELEMENTARY TO DIPLOMA IN ENGLISH LITERATURE.
THE COUNCIL EMPLOYS 90 TEACHERS TO RUN THE COURSES. THE PRINCESS SAW ONE CLASS IN SESSION.
THE PRINCESS
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