PRESS RELEASE
Royal Visit.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1986
ROYAL WALKABOUT IN SHA TIN'S PLAZA
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SHOPPERS AND SHOPKEEPERS ALIKE WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO SEE THE QUEEN WHEN SHE MAKES ONE OF HER BY-NOW-FAMOUS WALKABOUTS THROUGH SHA TIN'S NEW TOWN PLAZA ON OCTOBER 22.
SINCE IT OPENED IN JANUARY 1985, THE SHOPPING AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX HAS BECOME ONE OF HONG KONG'S BIGGEST ATTRACTIONS. DURING HER BRIEF VISIT, HER MAJESTY WILL SEE FOR HERSELF WHY A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE A DAY VISIT THE PLAZA ON WEEKENDS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
ON HER ARRIVAL, AFTER VISITING THE LUNG HANG HOUSING ESTATE, THE QUEEN WILL BE GREETED BY THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO. HE WILL PRESENT THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR LEO KWAN- MR KWOK TAK-SENG, THE CHAIRMAN OF SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES WHICH BUILT AND RUN THE PLAZA AND THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION, MR PETER QUICK.
HER MAJESTY WILL TAKE THE ESCALATOR TO THE FOURTH LEVEL OF THE COMPLEX WHERE MR LIAO WILL EXPLAIN AN EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SHA TIN.
THE QUEEN WILL THEN WALK THROUGH A SHOPPING ARCADE WHERE SHE WILL CHAT TO SOME OF THE SHOPKEEPERS AND VISITORS TO THE PLAZA.
THE 120 700 SQUARE METRES PLAZA WAS DESIGNED TO BRING A RANGE OF COMPREHENSIVE SHOPPING, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE FACILITIES UNDER ONE ROOF, THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS BEEN DONE ON SUCH A SCALE IN HONG KONG.
IT INCLUDES A NUMBER OF DESIGNS AND INSTALLATIONS WHICH ARE UNIQUE IN THE TERRITORY AND ARE THE LATEST OF THEIR KIND IN ASIA.
AMONG THOSE WHICH THE QUEEN WILL SEE ARE THE ROMAN-STYLE ARENA ON THE FIRST LEVEL WITH ITS SOLAR SHELTER AND FOUNTAIN. A FRAME CAN BE LOWERED ON TO THE FOUNTAIN TO CONVERT IT INTO A STAGE FOR PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.
FROM LEVEL FOUR, HER MAJESTY WILL SEE THE MUSICAL FOUNTAIN. THE 18-METRE BY 9-METRE OVAL STRUCTURE IS THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND
IN ASIA AND THE FIRST IN HONG KONG. IT CAN BE PROGRAMMED BY COMPUTER TO PRODUCE UNLIMITED COMBINATIONS OF MUSIC, WATER AND LIGHTING PATTERNS.
AFTER WALKING THROUGH THE SHOPPING ARCADE, THE QUEEN WILL MAKE A BRIEF VISIT TO NEIGHBOURING KCR HOUSE BEFORE CONTINUING HER TOUR OF SHA TIN,