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SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1979

DUKE OF KENT TO ARRIVE TOMORROW

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THE DUKE OF KENT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON FOR A ONE-DAY PRIVATE STAY BEFORE LEAVING FOR CHINA ON AN OFFICIAL VISIT,

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL BE MET AT HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL LEAVE HONG KONG FOR PEKING ON MONDAY (JUNE 4) AFTERNOON.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE PRESS TO COVER HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS'S ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG (BA 003, ETA 2.15 P.M.) ON SUNDAY, AND DEPARTURE FOR PEKING (RAF VC-10, ETD 3.25 P.M.) ON MONDAY.

PRESS REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO COVER THE ARRIVAL ARE ASKED TO ASSEMBLE IN THE PRESS ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING AT LEAST 45 MINUTES BEFORE THE ARRIVAL TIME.

SIMILAR PRESS ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR HIS DEPARTURE FOR PEKING. BUT PRESS REPRESENTATIVES ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM NOT LATER THAN 2.30 P.M. ON THAT DAY.

PRESS REPRESENTATIVES ASSIGNED TO COVER THE FUNCTIONS ARE REMINDED TO BRING ALONG THEIR IDENTITY CARD OR PASSPORT TO FACILITATE THEIR ENTRY INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA. G.I.S. OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.

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