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HER MAJESTY EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE THAT HONG KONG WOULD CONTINUE TO DRAW FROM CHINESE AND BRITISH TRADITIONS IN ITS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, THE PACE OF CHANGE DISTINGUISHED HONG KONG FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, AND IT WAS BY PROFITING FROM THESE TWO TRA TIONS THAT THE TERRITORY HAD BEEN ABLE TO ADAPT TO THIS RAPID PROGRESS WHEN LESS ADAPTABLE FOLK MIGHT WELL HAVE SUCCUMBED.+
THE QUEEN WAS REPLYING TO SPEECHES OF WELCOME BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND THE SENIOR MEMBER OF EXCO, THE HON. OSWALD CHEUNG.
EARLIER, AS THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH ENTERED CITY HALL THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE
SIR EDWARD YOUDE, PRESENTED TO HER MAJESTY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR GERRY FORSGATE AND MRS FORSGATE AND THE VICE-CHAIRMAN MRS ELSIE TU AND MR ANDREW TU. TRUMPETERS OF THE COLDSTREAM GUARDS SOUNDED A FANFARE AS THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE ENTERED THE CONCERT HALL.
AFTER THE WELCOMING CEREMONY THE ROYAL COUPLE MOVED TO THE CITY HALL FOYER WHERE THE GOVERNOR, AND LADY YOUDE PRESENTED TO THEM THE QUEEN'S CLOSE ESCORT, CHIEF INSPECTOR NIGEL STEARNS, ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE: PRINCE PHILIP'S CLOSE ESCORT, INSPECTOR JAN MAYNARD, RHKP THE QUEEN'S CANTONESE INTERPRETER, MR RICKY FUNG AND PRINCE PHILIP'S INTERPRETER, MISS ALICE TAI.
AS THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE LEFT THE FOYER, A BALLET STUDENT FROM THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 19-YEAR-OLD DOROTHY TSU, FROM SHAU KEI WAN ROAD PRESENTED A BOUQUET TO THE QUEEN.
THE ROYAL COUPLE THEN WATCHED A LION DANCE PERFORMED IN EDINBURGH PLACE BY THE LUK CHI FU MARTIAL ARTS GROUP.
THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP LEFT CITY HALL BY WAY OF THE GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE WHICH WAS FILLED WITH SCHOOL CHILDREN AND WITH MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED YOUTH ORGANISATIONS FORMING A PATH.