ROYAL VISIT PRESS RELEASE
Sunday, May 4, 1975
Queen's Visit Ceremony of Welcome
Sir Y.K. Kan's Speech
At City Hall on Sunday, May 4.
Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness,
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
This is a moment of the greatest significance to Hong Kong.
It is with a deep sense of honour, and of history, that we welcome you
to our shores.
The Royal Family has always had a very special place in our
hearts, and we are grateful indeed for the real interest they have
shown in us. Your Royal Highness is certainly no stranger to Hong Kong
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and we remember with pleasure and affection the visits of Princess Anne,
Princess Margaret and Princess Alexandra.
Hong Kong owes its very existence to the sea and it can be no accident that Your Majesty's arrival today auspiciously coincides with
the celebrations for the birthday of Tin Hau, the Goddess of fishermen
and seafarers. This is surely the best of auguries: a most propitious
day!
Your Majesty, Hong Kong bids you a most hearty welcome; we hope that your stay here will be informative, but above all happy.
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