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ESCORTED BY SIR MICHAEL SANDBERG AND MR PURVES, THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE WENT BY LIFT TO THE 35TH LEVEL TERRACE WHERE THEY HAD EXTENSIVE VIEWS OF THE CITY AND HARBOUR AREAS. PANORAMIC PICTURES OF THE SCENE, WITH STRATEGIC LANDMARKS LABELLED, WERE PLACED ON THE TERRACE SO THAT THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE COULD IDENTIFY WHAT THEY WERE SEEING.
SIR MICHAEL PRESENTED THE QUEEN WITH A COMPLETE SET OF NEW HONG KONG BANKNOTES AS A MEMENTO OF THE OCCASION. THESE WERE THE FIRST NOTES PRINTED FOR THE BANK IN HONG KONG BY THE THOMAS DE LA RUE FACTORY IN TAI PO. THE SET INCLUDED THE NEW $500 NOTE, WHICH WILL NOT BE ISSUED IN THE TERRITORY UNTIL NEXT YEAR.
THE DUKE RECEIVED A LEATHER BOUND COPY OF THE BOOK. +NUMBER ONE, QUEEN'S ROAD+, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE NEW BANK BUILDING.
THE ROYAL PARTY TOOK THE LIFT DOWN TO THE STILL-CROWDED PLAZA, WHERE THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE BOARDED CARS FOR THE TRIP TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
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