XN000022-1975-02-12 — Page 2

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1975

BUSY PROGRAMME FOR QUEEN'S VISIT

MANY RESIDENTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE ROYAL COUPLE

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A CARNIVAL PARADE ALONG NATHAN ROAD, A COLOURFUL DISPLAY OF BOATS IN ABERDEEN AND A SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN THE HARBOUR - THESE WILL BE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ROYAL VISIT PROGRAMME WHEN THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH COME TO HONG KONG IN MAY.

DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME ARE NOW BEING FINALISED BUT THE EMPHASIS WILL BE ON SHOWING THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE AS MANY ASPECTS OF LIFE IN HONG KONG AS POSSIBLE, AND GIVING AS MANY RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE A CHANCE TO SEE OR MEET THEM IN THE SHORT TWO DAYS AVAILABLE.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST VISIT TO HONG KONG BY A REIGNING BRITISH MONARCH, AND A NUMBER OF SPECIAL EVENTS HAVE BEEN PLANNED SO THAT RESIDENTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE CAN SHARE IN THIS HISTORIC OCCASION.

THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE WILL ARRIVE AT 6 P.M. ON MAY 4 AND WILL SPEND THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS CARRYING OUT A FULL PROGRAMME OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS THEY WILL LEAVE EARLY IN THE MORNING ON MAY 7.

DURING HER STAY, THE QUEEN WILL VISIT O! MAN ESTATE - THE FIRST HOUSING COMPLEX TO BE COMPLETED UNDER THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S TEN-YEAR HOUSING PROGRAMME.

THE QUEEN WILL WALK ROUND THE ESTATE, STOPPING TO TALK TO RESIDENTS. WHILE THERE.

WHILE THERE, SHE WILL TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING THE INSIDE OF ONE OF THE FLATS AND MEETING THE TENANTS.

THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE WILL ALSO BE MEETING MANY YOUNG PEOPLE. A SPECIAL TIME HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR CHILDREN AT MORSE PARK SWIMMING POOL TO SEE THE QUEEN AND TALK TO HER. BOYS AT THE OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL IN SAI KUNG WILL BE VISITED BY THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.

VISITS TO THE TWO UNIVERSITIES ARE ALSO BEING ARRANGED TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO SEE AND MEET THE ROYAL VISITORS.

ANOTHER SPECIAL FEATURE WILL BE AN EXHIBITION OF A WIDE RANGE OF ITEMS DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN HONG KONG. THE EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL BE KNOWN AS +PROGRESS HONG KONG, WILL DEMONSTRATE THE DIVERSITY AND QUALITY OF HONG KONG'S PRODUCTS IN 1975.

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OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PROGRAMME INCLUDE THE UNVEILING OF A PLAQUE BY THE QUEEN AT THE NEW HUNG HOM RAILWAY STATION, A FIREWORKS DISPLAY - FINANCED BY ANONYMOUS DONORS - UNDER THE NIGHT SKY OF THE HARBOUR AND A SHORT EVENING VISIT TO THE RACES IN HAPPY VALLEY, WHERE A QUEEN'S CUP RACE WILL BE HELD TO COMMEMORATE HER VISIT.

/IN ABERDEEN