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TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1979

PRINCE CHARLES TO VISIT HK

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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL BE IN HONG KONG FROM MARCH 3 TO 6. HE WILL VISIT THE 2ND KING EDWARD VII'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES OF WHICH HE IS COLONEL-IN-CHIEF, AND CARRY OUT VARIOUS OTHER ENGAGEMENTS.

DURING HIS VISIT, PRINCE CHARLES WILL MEET A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND SEE SOME OF HONG KONG'S MASSIVE NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

PRINCE CHARLES WILL MEET INFORMALLY WITH RESIDENTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE AT A COMMUNITY RECEPTION AND WILL ALSO SPEND SOME TIME WITH YOUNG PEOPLE AT YUEN LONG WHERE STUDENTS WILL ACCORD HIM A SPECIAL WELCOME.

HE WILL VISIT SHA TIN NEW TOWN TO SEE THE MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS NOW UNDERWAY TO PROVIDE A SELF-CONTAINED TOWNSHIP FOR SOME 500,000 PEOPLE BY THE MID-EIGHTIES, AND TOUR A PUBLIC HOUSING ÉSTATE.

FOR THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, PRINCE CHARLES' VISIT TO HONG KONG WILL TAKE ON ADDED SIGNIFICANCE AS HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL PRESENT THE SQUADRON STANDARD TO THE FORCE WHICH IT WAS AWARDED IN RECOGNITION OF ITS OUTSTANDING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

DURING HIS VISIT, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN THE NEW BRITISH FORCES HEADQUARTERS AT HMS TAMAR, AND WILL SPEND SOME TIME WITH THE 2ND GURKHAS.

BEFORE LEAVING ON MARCH 6, PRINCE CHARLES IS EXPECTED TO VISIT A TOY FACTORY WHERE HE WILL SEE SOME OF THE PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES WHICH HAVE HELPED ESTABLISH HONG KONG AS THE WORLD'S LEADING TOY EXPORTER.

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