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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1988
DISABLED CHILDREN ENTERTAIN PRINCESS ROYAL
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A GROUP OF DISABLED CHILDREN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY то SHOW OFF THEIR RIDING SKILLS THIS (FRIDAY) MORNING WHEN THEY PERFORMED FOR HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCESS ROYAL AT THE POKFULAM PUBLIC RIDING SCHOOL.
THE PERFORMANCES WERE PRESENTED BY THE RIDING FOR THE ASSOCIATION, OF WHICH THE PRINCESS ROYAL IS THE PARTON.
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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS WAS MET AT THE RIDING SCHOOL BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION, MR ALAN LI; THE CHAIRMAN, MRS BINKIE LEADER, AND THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, MAJOR-GENERAL G.H. WATKINS.
THE PRINCESS ROYAL WATCHED FROM A RAISED PLATFORM AS THE CHILDREN, FROM VARIOUS SCHOOLS AND CENTRES, WENT THROUGH THEIR PACES IN FIVE PERFORMANCES.
AFTER THE DISPLAY, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS MET THE RIDERS IN THE PADDOCK AND PRESENTED THEM WITH ROSETTES.
SHE THEN MET DISABLED RIDERS WHO HAD NOT BEEN ABLE то TAKE PART IN THE EVENTS AND ALSO PRESENTED THEM WITH ROSETTES.
BEFORE THE PRINCESS ROYAL LEFT, SHE WAS PRESENTED WITH A SMALL POSY BY A CHILD FROM THE WAH FU MORNING LIGHT SCHOOL.
PRINCESS ROYAL VISITS SCF OFFICE AND M & S STORE
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCESS ROYAL, TODAY (FRIDAY) VISITED THE HONG KONG OFFICE OF THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND IN WAN CHAI WHERE SHE WAS BRIEFED ON THE ORGANISATION'S PROJECTS TO HELP UNDER-PRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN HONG KONG AND IN THE EASTERN PART OF CHINA.
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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SAVE CHILDREN FUND, WAS ALSO BRIEFED ON THE WORK DONE. TO HELP VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CHILDREN STAYING IN CENTRES AND CAMPS IN HONG KONG AWAITING RESETTLEMENT.
DURING THE VISIT, THE PRINCESS ROYAL MET FOSTER FAMILIES AND FOSTER CARE STAFF WHO LOOK AFTER CHILDREN PLACED UNDER THE FOSTER CARE PROGRAMME. SHE ALSO MET MEMBERS OF THE FUND'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
/THE PRINCESS