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Spectators assembled at Queen's Pier will have a good view of

the Queen and the Duke as they step ashore, followed by the Governor and

Lady MacLehose..

After the Royal visitors have ascended the steps, the Governor

will present Lieutenant-Colonel C.J. Scott, commanding Officer 6th Queen

Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles, who will escort the Queen to the saluting dais.

The Guard of Honour, from the 6th Queen Mizabeth's Own Gurkha

Rifles, will give a Royal Salute, and the band of the Brigade of Gurkhas

will play the National Anthem.'

After inspecting the Parade, the Queen and the Duke will move to

the City Hall for a formal ceremony welcoming them to Hong Kong.

As they enter the Concert Hall, a fanfare will be sounded by

trumpeters of the Royal Hong Kong Palice Force. About 1,200 guests,

representing all sections of the community, will stand as the Queen and

the Duke walk down the aisle and ascend the steps to the platform.

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The band of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force will play the National

Anthem, after which the Governor will speak, followed by Sir Yuet-keung Kan,

Senior Unofficial Member of the Executive Council. The Queen will reply.

In contrast to the more solemn proceedings within the hall, the

Queen, when she leaves, will find the foyer crowded with some 500 children,

eager for a glimpse of her as she boards her car for the drive to Government

House.

On her arrival at this historic residence, which has accommodated

other members of her family during their brief visits here, the Queen's

Standard will be broken at the main flagstaff and the Guard of the Royal Hong

Kong Regiment (The Volunteers will turn out.

There will be no further official functions for the Royal visitors

..that evening.

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