THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1992
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PATTEN SWORN-IN AS 28TH GOVERNOR
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THE NEW GOVERNOR, THE RT HON MR CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, STEPPED FROM THE "LADY MAURINE" ONTO THE STEPS OF QUEEN'S PIER AT 4.10 PM THIS (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON, TO THE CHEERS OF A LARGE CROWD AND A MULTITUDE OF FLASHLIGHTS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS AS HE ARRIVED TO BEGIN THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.
MR PATTEN, HIS WIFE LAVENDER AND TWO DAUGHTERS, LAURA AND ALICE, WERE PRESENTED TO A HOST OF DIGNITARIES BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, AND LADY FORD.
BENEATH THE PORTICO OF QUEEN'S PIER THEY WERE INTRODUCED TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR ΤΙ LIANG YANG, AND LADY YANG; COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL JOHN FOLEY, AND MRS FOLEY; THE BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE RIGHT REVEREND PETER KWONG, AND MRS KWONG; THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF HONG KONG, HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL JOHN BAPTIST WU: THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, BARONESS DUNN, AND MR MICHAEL THOMAS; THE DEPUTY PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR JOHN SWAINE, AND MRS SWAINE; THE CONVENOR OF THE IN-HOUSE MEETING GROUP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MRS ELSIE TU, AND MR TU; THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE NEW CHINA NEWS AGENCY IN HONG KONG, MR ZHENG HUA, AND MRS ZHENG: THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF GERMANY AND DOYEN OF THE CONSULAR CORPS, DR EIKE BRACKLO, AND MRS BRACKLO; AND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, MR LI KWAN-HA, AND MRS LI.
AFTER MOUNTING THE DAIS. MR PATTEN RECEIVED A ROYAL SALUTE AND THE BAND OF THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS STRUCK UP THE FIRST SIX BARS OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
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THEN INSPECTED THE GUARD OF HONOUR FORMED BY THE HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE CORPS AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE.
MR PATTEN WAS ACCOMPANIED ON THE INSPECTION BY THE GUARD COMMANDER, POLICE SUPERINTENDENT FUNG KIN-MAN AND THE GOVERNOR'S AIDE-DE-CAMP, MR FILIPE DE OLIVEIRA.
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BY END OF THE INSPECTION, MR PATTEN WAS ESCORTED ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE CITY HALL BEGIN THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY.
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MRS PATTEN AND THE TWO DAUGHTERS WERE ESCORTED BY BARONESS
PATTEN WERE LEUNG DING-
AS THEY ENTERED THE CITY HALL, MR AND MRS GREETED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, DR RONALD BONG AND THE CLERK OF COUNCILS, MR JAMES HERD.
IN THE FOYER, SIR DAVID PRESENTED MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL TO MR PATTEN, WHILE BARONESS DUNN MADE THE INTRODUCTIONS TO MRS PATTEN.