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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1977

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA TO VISIT HK NEXT MONTH

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HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA WITH HER HUSBAND THE HON. ANGUS OGILVY WILL COME TO HONG KONG EARLY NEXT MONTH ON AN EIGHT-DAY VISIT (FEBRUARY 2 TO 9) TO RENEW HER VERY WARM FRIENDSHIP WITH HONG KONG,

THE PRINCESS, WHO IS NO STRANGER TO HONG KONG, WILL OPEN THE ARTS FESTIVAL, WHICH NOW IN ITS FIFTH SUCCESSFUL YEAR, HAS GAINED INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE BEST IN PERFORMING ART, FROM THE EAST AS WELL AS THE WEST AND FROM BOTH TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY REPERTOIRES.

THIS IS THE FIFTH VISIT HER ROYAL HIGHNESS IS PAYING TO HONG KONG, THE FIRST IN 1961.

DURING HER STAY, THE PRINCESS WILL VISIT THE SAI KUNG OUTDOOR RECREATION CENTRE, WHICH PROVIDES THE PUBLIC WITH EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL OUTLETS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. HRH WILL ALSO VISIT THE NEWLY OPENED OCEAN PARK.

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL ALSO SEE SOME OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF HONG KONG IN PROVIDING HIGHER EDUCATION AND SUBSIDISED HOUSING FOR A RAPIDLY EXPANDING POPULATION, AT THE POLYTECHNIC AND AT LEK YUEN ESTATE IN SHA TIN,

AS HONORARY COMMANDANT OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE THE PRINCESS WILL BE ACCORDED A SPECIAL WELCOME BY ITS MEMBERS. HRH WILL VISIT THE POLICE CADET SCHOOL, WHICH HAS BEEN GRADUALLY STRENGTHENING OUR POLICE FORCE BY FEEDING IT WITH QUALITY RECRUITS. HRH WILL ALSO VISIT ONE OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICE UNITS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SET UP TO STRENGTHEN THE TIES BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE.

THE PRINCESS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MEET ALL THE 177,900 JUNIOR POLICE CALL MEMBERS WHO ARE FRIENDS AND HELPERS OF THE POLICE AND REPRESENT AN IMMENSE FORCE OF MOTIVATED YOUNGSTERS CONSCIOUS OF THEIR CIVIC DUTIES. HOWEVER, HRH WILL MEET A GATHERING OF THEM AT A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND SEE THEM ENGAGED IN THEIR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

THE PRINCESS WILL SEE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE TOO AND A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING HER. AT A RECEPTION IN THE CONVENTION CENTRE HOSTED BY THE GOVERNOR, HRH WILL MIX AND TALK WITH MANY LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE. BESIDES MEMBERS OF THE UMELCO AND URBAN COUNCIL, HRH WILL ALSO MEET REPRESENTATIVES OF MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.

THE PRINCESS WILL ALSO JOIN RESIDENTS OF TSZ WAN SHAN IN THE IR LOCAL PLAYGROUND AND BE ONE OF THE SPECTATORS TO A FOLK FESTIVAL OF SINGING, DANCING AND ACROBATICS ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL.

/HER ROYAL