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AFTERNOON
Their first afternoon engagement will be a visit to the Hong Kong University, where they will be welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Rayson Huang. At Loke Yew Hall, they will see a number of exhibits before meeting
members of the staff and students on the lawn outside the Chemistry building.
In direct contrast, their next port of call will be Aberdeen harbour,
to witness a spectacle for which the fishing population have spent weeks
in preparation. This will take the form of a water pageant, particularly appropriate because it coincides with the Tin Hau festival, when nearly
every vessel in Aberdeen's fishing fleet will have returned from the sea.
After meeting members of the organising committee, the Royal visitors will watch the pageant from a special platform on the Tai Pak floating
restaurant. Sailing sedately past them will be a procession of gaily-
decorated ocean-going junks, sampans, and other craft.
The Queen will then drive back to Government House while the Duke
visits the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards at Stanley. On his return to Government House, the Duke will present gold awards to a group of successful young participants in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
EVENING
After dining privately at Government House, the Royal visitors will
leave at 8.20 p.m. for the last item of the day, crossing to Kowloon aboard
a vehicular ferry to watch another pageant
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this time a procession along
On arrival at Kowloon Park, the Queen and the Duke will meet members
of the organising committee, and then join some 2,000 invited guests for
a grandstand view of the parade.
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