PRESS RELEASE
Royal Visit.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1996
ROYAL DAY AT THE RACES
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IT WILL BE THE BIGGEST DAY SHA TIN RACECOURSE HAS EVER SEEN WHEN THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH ATTEND THE RACE MEETING ON OCTOBER 22.
IT WILL ALSO BE THE RACE OF A LIFETIME FOR ONE LUCKY JOCKEY AND THE FORTUNATE OWNER WHEN THE QUEEN PERSONALLY PRESENTS THE QUEEN ELIZABETH II CUP FOR THE THIRD RACE ON THE PROGRAMME.
FOR THOUSANDS OF RACEGOERS IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET A GOOD VIEW OF THE ROYAL VISITORS AS THEY DRIVE DOWN THE STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND.
THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP WILL ARRIVE AT THE RACECOURSE SEPARATELY. THE QUEEN, AFTER VISITING LUNG HANG HOUSING ESTATE, THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN PLAZA AND THE SHA TIN SPORTS GROUND, WILL ARRIVE AT NOON, ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND LADY YOUDE.
HER MAJESTY WILL BE GREETED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, SIR MICHAEL SANDBERG, AND LADY SANDBERG. SIR MICHAEL WILL PRESENT THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE CLUB, MR LI FOOK-WO, AND MRS LI AND THE CLUB'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MAJOR GENERAL GUY WATKINS AND MRS WATKINS.
PRINCE PHILIP, WHO DURING THE MORNING WILL HAVE OFFICIALLY OPENED THE CASTLE PEAK +B+ POWER STATION AND VISITED THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, WILL ARRIVE 10 MINUTES LATER AND BE GREETED BY SIR EDWARD AND SIR MICHAEL.
HER MAJESTY AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE, WILL GO TO THE DINING ROOM ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE CLUBHOUSE WHERE LUNCHEON GUESTS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE ROYAL VISITORS.
AFTER LUNCH, THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP WILL WATCH THE FIRST RACE, THE BUCKINGHAM PALACE HANDICAP. FROM THE BALCONY OUTSIDE THE CLUBHOUSE. THEY WILL THEN DRIVE ALONG THE STRAIGHT IN FRONT OF THE GRANDSTAND AND GO TO A SPECIALLY PREPARED ROYAL BOX ON THE GRANDSTAND'S SEVENTH FLOOR FROM WHERE THEY WILL WATCH THE SECOND RACE, THE WINDSOR HANDICAP.
THE ROYAL VISITORS WILL THEN GO TO THE PADDOCK WHERE SIR MICHAEL WILL PRESENT A NUMBER OF PEOPLE INCLUDING VETERAN TRAINER MR NG CHI-LAM AND CHAMPION JOCKEY TONY CRUZ.
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