ROYAL VISIT PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, April 29, 1975
MARINE. DEPARTMENT SEEKS PUBLIC CO-OPERATION
Advice On Three Harbour Events During Royal Visit
The Marine Department today urged members of the public to co-
operate with it on three occasions during the Royal visit when portions of the harbour will be affecd by the programme prepared for the Queen
and the Duke of Edinburgh.
"We have made every effort to keep harbour activity continuing
as normal as possible on all three occasions, but we hope the public will understand that a minimum of restrictions for a limited time are necessary,
a spokesman explained.
The first occasion will be the ceremonial harbour crossing on
May 4 soon after the arrival of the Royal visitors at Hong Kong International
Airport. Between 5.30 and 6.30 p.m. on that afternoon, the harbour will
not be closed, but the spokesman urged operators of small craft to navigate
with "extreme caution" between Kowloon Public Pier and Queen's pier in the
central harbour area.
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He urged owners of all sight-seeing boats, and tourist and pleasure
craft to keep to the east of the line joining Holt's Wharf, the naval buoy
No. 1, and Fenwick Pier during the ceremonial crossing.
Ocean-going vessels wishing either to enter or leave Hong Kong
between the crossing should use the western, approaches. Marine Department
and police launches will be in the area to direct waterborne traffic.
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