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QUEEN VISITS MONSE PARK SWIMMING POOL
The Queen this morning received a rousing welcome from thousands
of excited people who crammed every vantage point to see her when she arrival at Morse Park swimming pool.
Looking well rested and fresh after her arrival in Hong Kong
yesterday, following a long journey from Honolulu and Guan, the Queen
made the trip to Morse Park without the Duke of Edinburgh, who was
cut in the New Territories on a separate morning programme.
The route leading to Morse Park was lined with hundreds of flag-
waving youngsters, enjoying a special holiday to mark the Royal visit.
The spectaturs at Morse Park, most of them children, had taken up
positions several hours before along Lung Cheung Road and Fung Mo Street,
just outside the swimming complex, their numbers continued to swell as
the Queen's arrival drew nearer.
The knoll behind the covered guest stand overlocking the pools
was transformed into a mountain of people jostling each other for a
better view. Hundreds more craned out of windows, balenies and roof
tops of nearby Wong Tai Sin and Wang Tau Hon estates.
Inside the swimming pool itself, excited young childron waited in
noisy anticipation while officials rushed about checking and rechecking
on last minute details,
Invited guests waited expectantly, while the
St. Bonaventure Primary School band gave a lusty rendition of 'Festive
Spirit followed by 'Song of Joy', which about summed up the mood of
the occasion.
..t 10.40 a,n, a loud cheer range out from the crowds gathered at
Lung Cheung Road at the far end of the swiming pool complex, signalling
the approach of the Royal motorcade.
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