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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1986
FOLLOWING THEM WILL BE THE CAR CARRYING LADY YOUDE AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE QUEEN'S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE FUNERAL SERVICE, AND LADY AKERS-JONES, WILL FOLLOW ON FOOT.
FOLLOWING WILL BE A PROCESSION CONSISTING OF FAMILY FRIENDS OF SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE, MISS LYDIA DUNN, MISS MARIA TAM, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NCNA, THE COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS, THE DOYEN OF THE CONSULAR CORPS, JUDGES AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THE CHAIRMEN OF THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS.
ALSO PRESENT WILL BE THE MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FCO WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HONG KONG, MR TIMOTHY RENTON- PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE FCO, SIR PATRICK WRIGHT- THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO PEKING, SIR RICHARD EVANS, AND THE ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA) AT THE FCO, DR DAVID WILSON.
COMPLETING THE PROCESSION WILL BE ANOTHER 500 SERVICEMEN DRAWN FROM THE 10 TH PRINCESS MARY'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES, THE QUEEN'S GURKHA ENGINEERS, THE QUEEN'S GURKHA SIGNALS, THE GURKHA TRANSPORT REGIMENT, THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
A LINING PARTY OF 24 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS WILL AWAIT THE FUNERAL PROCESSION AT THE CATHEDRAL.
ON ARRIVAL, THE PROCESSION WILL BE MET AT THE DOOR BY THE BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE RT REV PETER KWONG KONG-KIT. GUESTS WILL BE TAKEN TO THEIR SEATS BY A GROUP OF 50 USHERS DRAWN FROM HONORARY ADC'S, THE ROYAL NAVY, THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS, THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT, THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
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THE SERVICE, STARTING AT 11.30 AM, WILL INCLUDE EULOGIES TO BE DELIVERED BY SIR DAVID AKERS-JONËS, AND THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG.
THE SERVICE WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES, AFTER WHICH SIR EDWARD'S BODY WILL BE BORNE BACK TO THE CARRIAGE AND DRIVEN TO THE CAPE COLLINSON CREMATORIUM WHERE IT WILL BE CREMATED.
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