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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1980

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PRINCESS ALEXANDRA VISITS POWER STATION

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HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AND HER HUSBAND, THE HON ANGUS OGILVY, VISITED TSING YI POWER STATION TODAY (FRIDAY) ON THE INVITATION OF SIR LAWRENCE KADOOR IE, CHAIRMAN OF CHINA LIGHT.

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA SHOWED GREAT INTEREST IN THE OPERATION OF THE STATION AND HAD LUNCH AT THE PENTHOUSE THERE.

TSING Y1 POWER STATION IS THE LARGEST POWER GENERATING COMPLEX IN SOUTHEAST ASIA OCCUPYING AN AREA OF ABOUT 32 HECTARES. IT HAS AN INSTALLED CAPACITY OF 1 562 MW AND SUPPLIES THE MAJORITY OF ELECTRICITY POWER REQUIRED IN KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

WORK ON THE STATION BEGAN IN 1965. THE FIRST GENERATING UNIT WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1969 AND THE STATION WAS COMPLETED IN 1977.

TSING YI POWER STATION IS MANAGED BY CHINA LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY, LIMITED AND OWNED BY PENINSULA ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED, WHICH IS FINANCED 60 PER CENT BY ESSO AND 40 PER CENT BY CHINA LIGHT.

YOUNG PATIENTS IN PMH HAVE A ROYAL VISITOR

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FOR THE 42 YOUNG PATIENTS IN THE PAEDIATRIC WARD OF PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL, TODAY WAS A DAY TO REMEMBER WAS THE DAY HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, PRINCESS ALEXANDRA CAME TO THE IR WARD.

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THE PRINCESS ARRIVED AT THIS WEST NEW TERRITORIES REGIONAL HOSPITAL AT 3.50 PM AND WAS WELCOMED BY DR K.L. THONG, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES- DR P.Y. LAU, THE HOSPITAL'S MEDICAL SUPER INTENDENT AND MISS RITA LEUNG, THE CHIEF NURSING OFFICER.

HER ARRIVAL WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE TO THE MANY VISITORS WHO WERE LEAVING THE HOSPITAL AFTER VISITING THEIR RELATIVES OR FRIENDS.

SMILES AND CHEERS FROM CHILDREN GREETED HER WHEN SHE WAS USHERED IN THE PAEDIATRIC WARD BY A CONSULTANT PAEDIATRICIAN, IR N.K. LEUNG.

THE PRINCESS WAS BRIEFED BY THE CONSULTANT ON THE STAFF AND EQUIPMENT IN THE WARD WHICH IS FOR INFANTS FROM ONE MONTH OLD TO CHILDREN OF 12 YEARS OF AGE.

DURING HER 25 MINUTES' STAY IN THE WARD, SHE SHOWED GREAT INTEREST IN THE WORK OF THE PAEDIATRIC UNIT. SOME OF THE PATIENTS WERE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES SUFFERING FROM RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AND OTHER CHILDHOOD DISEASES.

DR LEUNG ALSO BRIEFED THE PRINCESS ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PAEDIATRIC FACILITIES IN THE HOSPITAL AND HOW THE UNIT COPED WITH REFUGEE PATIENTS.

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