XN000022-1979-03-05 — Page 5

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1979

PRINCE CHARLES WINDS UP VISIT

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PRINCE CHARLES WHO ARRIVED LAST SATURDAY, WILL WIND UP HIS VISIT TO HONG KONG TOMORROW (TUESDAY) WITH A TOUR OF A TOY FACTORY IN SAN PO KONG.

HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR TO THE SUN CHUNG PRECISION METAL INDUSTRIES. THEY WILL BE GREETED BY THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, MR. DAVID JORDAN, WHO WILL ESCORT PRINCE CHARLES ON A TOUR OF THE VARIOUS WORKSHOPS.

THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL THEN GO DIRECT TO THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND LEAVE ON AN RAF VC-10 FOR SINGAPORE. HE WILL BE SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE- THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR JACK CATER THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL SIR ROY REDGRAVE SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN- THE HON. OSWALD CHEUNG THE SINGAPORE COMMISSIONER, MR. LIM KIN-KUAY AND GENERAL SIR EDWIN BRAMALL.

PRESS FACILITIES

NOTE TO EDITORS:

VISIT TO FACTORY 11 A.M.

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11.45 A.M.

THREE FIXED POSITIONS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS ONLY WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FACTORY.

POSITION 1 (BADGE A) IS AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE FACTORY= POSITION 2 (BADGE B) ON THE NINTH FLOOR AND POSITION 3 (BADGE C) ON THE 11TH FLOOR.

EDITORS ARE ADVISED THAT PHOTOGRAPHERS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE FROM ONE POSITION TO ANOTHER.

PRESS TRANSPORT WILL LEAVE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CAR PARK AT 9.45 A.M.

DEPARTURE FROM HONG KONG: 11.50 A.M.

A PRESS COACH WILL LEAVE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES CAR PARK AT 10.45 A.M. SHARP. THOSE WISHING TO MAKE THEIR OWN WAY TO THE AIRPORT SHOULD MEET GIS OFFICERS IN THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING AT LEAST 40 MINUTES BEFORE THE DEPARTURE TIME.

THEY WILL BE ESCORTED TO THE PRESS POSITION BY GIS OFFICERS.

THOSE COVERING THE PRINCE'S DEPARTURE ARE REMINDED TO BRING ALONG THE IR PRESS BADGES FOR THE ROYAL VISIT AS WELL AS THE IR IDENTITY CARD OR PASSPORT.