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Friday, October 20, 1972
H.R.H. PRINCESS ALEXANDRA ARRIVING TOMORROW
Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra will fly into Hong Kong
tomorrow (Saturday) morning to begin a six-day official visit here.
The Royal Air Force aircraft taking the Princess and her husband,
the Hon. Angus Ogilvy, to Hong Kong will touch down at Kai Tak Airport at
10.30 a.m.
The Princess is no stranger to Hong Kong she has been here
several times before. She paid her first official visit to Hong Kong in
November 1961.
The Royal Couple will be greeted at the airport by the Governor,
Sir Murray MacLehose, and Lady MacLehose.
As the party crosses the harbour from Kai Tak Airport to Govern-
ment House, the Princess will be greeted by a 21-gun salute by H.M.S. Tamar. At a welcoming ceremony at Queen's Pier, the Princess will inspect
a guard of honour and will be presented to local dignitaries.
At about 12.30 p.m., Her Royal Highness and Mr. Ogilvy will leave
Government House for a drive through the cross-harbour tunnel.
She will unveil a plaque outside the tunnel company's Administration
Building to mark her visit to the tunnel. The ceremony will be attended by
about 200 distinguished members of the community and people connected with
the tunnel.
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