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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1986
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FOLLOWING ON FOOT WERE THE INSIGNIA BEARERS, COMPRISING THE PRIVATE SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, MR RICHARD HOARE GOVERNOR'S AIDE-DE-CAMP, SUPERINTENDENT PAUL COLLIER AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ROD BISHOP OF THE ROYAL NAVY.
THEN CAME THE ONLY CAR IN THE WHOLE PROCESSION CARRYING LADY YOUDE AND HER DAUGTHERS JENNIFER AND DEBORAH.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE QUEEN'S REPRESENTATIVE AT THE FUNERAL, AND LADY AKERS-JONES FOLLOWED, ALSO ON FOOT.
A FEW PACES BEHIND CAME FAMILY FRIENDS OF SIR EDWARD AND LADY YOUDE PRIVATE OFFICE STAFF MINISTER OF STATE AT THE FCO WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR HONG KONG, MR TIMOTHY RENTON; THE PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE AT THE FCO, SIR PATRICK WRIGHT LADY ROBERTS MISS MARIA TAM AND THE ASSISTANT UNDER- SECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA) AT THE FCO, DR DAVID WILSON.
THEN CAME OTHER MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THE DIRECTOR OF THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY, MR XU JIATUNG THE DOYEN OF THE CONSULAR CORPS, MR HERMES DUARTE ARIAS THE COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS* JUDGES AND SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS' REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING CHAIRMEN OF THE URBAN AND REGIONAL COUNCILS AND THE CHAIRMEN OF THE 19 DISTRICT BOARDS.
AT THE END OF THE PROCESSION WERE ANOTHER 500 SERVICEMEN DRAWN FROM THE 10TH 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 AWAITED THE FUNERAL PROCESSION AT THE CATHEDRAL.
THE PROCESSION WAS MET AT THE DOOR BY THE BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE RT REV PETER KWONG KONG-KIT. GUESTS WERE 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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