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TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1987
PRINCESS MARGARET TO VISIT HONG KONG
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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS MARGARET, COUNTESS OF SNOWDON, WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, BY THE QUEEN'S FLIGHT FROM CHINA FOR A THREE-DAY VISIT.
ACCOMPANIED BY VISCOUNT LINLEY AND LADY SARAH ARMSTRONG-JONES, SHE WILL ATTEND A NUMBER OF FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING VISITS TO THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION AND OCEAN PARK.
PRINCESS MARGARET WILL ALSO OPEN THE TUEN MUN TOWN HALL AND 4 NEW WORKSHOP AT HMS TAMAR, AND ATTEND A LUNCHEON AND FASHION SHOW ORGANISED BY THE TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FIXED PRESS POSITIONS WILL BE SET UP FOR MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE ROYAL PARTY'S VISIT.
ONLY ACCREDITED MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA WITH APPROPRIATE LAPEL BADGES WILL BE ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PRESS POSITIONS.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR PRESS BADGES WILL BE BOXED FOR COLLECTION LATER TODAY.
THE FOLLOWING ARE MEDIA ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VISIT:
ACCREDITATION
ALL MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA COVERING THE PROGRAMME HAVE TO BE ACCREDITED SPECIALLY FOR THE VISIT. NORMAL NEWS MEDIA IDENTIFICATION ALONE WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO GAIN ACCESS TO OFFICIAL PRESS POSITIONS.
IDENT IF ICATION OF ACCREDITED MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE BY LAPEL BADGES. THE APPROPRIATE LAPEL BADGE MUST BE WORN FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL FUNCTION IN ORDER TO OBTAIN ACCESS TO THE POSITIONS.
ON OCCASIONS WHERE IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO USE A POOL SYSTEM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY GIS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ALL NEWSPAPERS, NEWS AGENCIES, TV STATIONS AND PERIODICALS.
APPLICATION FORM