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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1979

REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES

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SPECIAL REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 11) IN HONOUR OF THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

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 SIR JACK CATER- THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS- THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL SIR ROY REDGRAVE- THE DEPUTY COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, THE CAPTAIN-IN-CHARGE HONG KONG, THE COMMANDER RAF, MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS, COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMANDING OFFICERS' COMMITTEE, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MERCHANT NAVY, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SERVICE UNITS AND EX-SERVICMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS.

SIR JACK WILL LAY HIS WREATH AT 10.20 A.M. THE CEREMONY IS EXPECTED TO END BY 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 10.58 A.M. SIR JACK 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 BOTANIC GARDENS.

SIR JACK, THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES AND THE SERVICE COMMANDERS 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 ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH, SEK KONG, NEW TERRITORIES AND AT ST. BARBARA'S GARRISON CHURCH, STANLEY, AT 10.50 A.M. AND 11 A.M. RESPECTIVELY.

THERE WILL BE A REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE ON THE BULL'S NOSE AT HMS TAMAR AT 10,45 A.M. THE SERVICE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

AT THE BRITISH MILITARY HOSPITAL IN KING'S PARK, AN ECUMENICAL SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE WILL BE HELD ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD AT 6 P.M. MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT AT THE SERVICE WILL BE BY THE BAND OF THE FIRST BATTALION ROYAL GREEN JACKETS.

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