SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1983
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+ IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO BE GIVEN THE TASK OF MANAGING SUCH AN IMPORTANT LOCAL FACILITY AND I KNOW WE WILL TAKE GREAT PRIDE AND PLEASURE IN UNDERTAKING THIS TASK FOR THE BETTER ENJOYMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF YUEN LONG, MR HEYWOOD ADDED.
THE GOVERNOR LATER UNVEILED A MEMORIAL PLAQUE TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE SWIMMING COMPLEX.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, MR BRIAN WILSON, AND MRS WILSON, MR HEYWOOD AND MRS HEYWOOD, SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE THEN TOURED AROUND THE POOLS WHERE DEMONSTRATIONS OF LIFE SAVING, SWIMMING AND DIVING WERE STAGED.
ALSO TAKING PART IN THE CEREMONY WERE THE ACTING REGIONAL SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES), MR HAIDER BARMA; THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (OPERATIONS) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR BOWEN LEUNG; THE DISTRICT OFFICER OF YUEN LONG, MR JAMES WILSON; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT.
VISIT OF HRH, THE PRINCESS ANNE ****
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ANNE, MRS MARK PHILLIPS, WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM APRIL 29 TO MAY 2.
DURING HER FOUR-DAY PRIVATE VISIT HERE, PRINCESS ANNE WILL TOUR ONE OF THE LATEST PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES AT AP LEI CHAU AND OPEN THE NEW CENTENARY BUILDING AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
AT AP LEI CHAU, SHE WILL ALSO SEE FROM A VANTAGE POINT THE BOAT POPULATION OF ABERDEEN HARBOUR AND THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE HER LAST VISIT IN 1971.
PRINCESS ANNE WILL ALSO MEET UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AND VISIT THE QUEEN'S GURKHA SIGNALS AT SHEK KONG AND HMS TAMAR.
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