CO129-517-5 The visit of the Duke of Gloucester to Hong Kong 2-5-1929 - 23-5-1929 — Page 37

this Colony to take its place as one of the great Air Ports

of the future.

We sincerely regret that the duration of Your visit ig short, but we realise that You have many and important duties to perform and we can only hope that Your Royal Highness will take away pleasant memories of Your sojourn here.

We wish Your Royal Highness a fair voyage and a safe return home, and we beg you on reaching England to convey to our beloved Sovereign a message assuring Him of the loyalty and devotion we bear Him and of our joy at Hig recovery from His recent illness.

Bong Kong 25th April. 1929.