TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4,
1986
DUCHESS ENDS SIX-DAY VISIT
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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF KENT LEFT FOR LONDON THIS (TUESDAY) EVENING AFTER A SIX-DAY VISIT TO HONG KONG.
ARTS.
EARLIER IN THE DAY, SHE HAD VISITED THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING
ACCOMPANIED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ACADEMY, MR ALEX WU AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE ACADEMY, DR BASIL DEANE, THE DUCHESS SAW A DANCE CLASS BEING CONDUCTED, AND A PERFORMANCE OF CHINESE DANCE.
SHE ALSO TALKED TO SOME OF THE STAFF AND STUDENTS BEFORE WATCHING STUDENTS IN THEIR MUSIC, DRAMA AND TECHNICAL ARTS CLASSES.
THE DUCHESS LATER WENT TO HMS TAMAR
WHERE SHE WAS RECEIVED
BY THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL ANTHONY BOAM.
SHE SPENT TWO HOURS TOURING THE JOINT SERVICES SENIOR RANKS MESS, AND THE JOINT COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE, AND MET WITH SERVICEMEN AND SERVICEWOMEN.
THE DUCHESS IS COLONEL-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY CATERING CORPS AND CONTROLLER COMMANDANT OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS.
SEEING THE DUCHESS OFF AT THE AIRPORT WERE THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE; THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR SZE-YUEN CHUNG AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MISS LYDIA DUNN.
NEW DIRECTORATE APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED *****
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY A FURTHER SERIES OF SENIOR THEY ARE AS FOLLOWS:- DIRECTORATE MOVEMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.
MR JOHN TODD, CURRENTLY DIRECTOR OF LANDS, IS TO BE APPOINTED SECRETARY FOR HOUSING IN APRIL.
MR FREDDIE PANG YUK-LING, WHO HAS ACTED AS SECRETARY FOR HOUSING IN ADDITION TO HIS SUBSTANTIVE DUTIES AS DIRECTOR OF HOUSING SINCE AUGUST 1985, WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING.
/DR JOHN