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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1977

REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES

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SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD THROUGHOUT HONG KONG ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 13) IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO GAVE THE IR LIVES DURING THE TWO WORLD WARS.

AS LAST YEAR, THE WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY AT THE CENOTAPH WILL BE SIMPLIFIED WITH NO RELIGIOUS SERVICE, BAND, OR GUARD OF HONOUR DUE TO THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY'S CONSTRUCTION WORKS.

IT IS INTENDED TO RESUME THE TRADITIONAL SERVICE AT THE CENOTAPH IN FUTURE YEARS AS SOON AS CONDITIONS PERMIT.

AMONG THOSE LAYING WREATHS AT THE CENOTAPH WILL BE THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE THE ACTING COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, BRIGADIER D.T. CRABTREE= THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR GEOFFREY BRIGGS THE CAPTAIN-IN-CHARGE HONG KONG, THE COMMANDER RAF,

THE CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, OF THE COMMANDING OFFICERS' COMMITTEE, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MERCHANT NAVY, COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SERVICE UNITS AND EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS,

SIR MURRAY WILL ARRIVE AT 13.18 A.M. AND WREATH-LAYING WILL BEGIN AT 10.20 A.M. THE WHOLE CEREMONY 13 EXPECTED TO END AT 10.35 A.M. BY WHICH TIME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND SERVICE OFFICERS WHO WISH TO LAY WREATHS AT THE CENOTAPH MAY DO so.

AT 10.55 A.M. SIR MURRAY WILL ATTEND A REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE IN ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL IN THE COURSE OF WHICH THE TRADITIONAL TWO-MINUTE SILENCE WILL BE OBSERVED.

EARLIER ON THE SAME DAY, A BRIEF CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 9.30 A.M. AT THE CHINESE WAR MEMORIAL IN THE ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANIC GARDENS.

THE GOVERNOR AND THE ACTING COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES WILL LAY WREATHS THERE. THEY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, CHINESE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, AND CHINESE MEMBERS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL.

SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES WILL ALSO BE HELD AT STANLEY FORT AND SEK KONG GARRISON CHURCH AT 10.30 A.M. AND 10.50 A.M. RESPECTIVELY.

/AT THE BRITISH