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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1980

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HANDICAPPED CHILDREN SHOW OFF THEIR TALENTS TO

THE PRINCESS

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IT ISN'T OFTEN THAT YOU CAN SHOW OFF TO AN APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE HOW WELL YOU CAN HANDLE A BOW AND ARROW, DANCE, PLAY BASKETBALL, OR RIDE A HORSE, PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE DISABLED.

THIS MORNING, HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AT THE LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE IN POKFULAM NOT ONLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS, BUT ALSO DOING SO FOR PRINCESS ALEXANDRA.

THE PRINCESS WAS SO DELIGHTED WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE THAT SHE OVERSTAYED HER VISIT TO THE CENTRE AND GAVE THEM MANY ENCOURAGING SMILES.

AMONG THE CHILDREN SHE MET WERE FOUR YOUNGSTERS WHO WERE DOING THEIR RIDING LESSONS. OTHERS DISPLAYED THEIR SKILLS ON HORSE BACK DESPITE VARIOUS HANDICAPS.

THE HON ANGUS OGILVY JOINED THOSE PRACTISING ARCHERY AND WON THE IR APPLAUSE WHEN HE HIT THE TARGET WITH HIS ONE AND ONLY SHOT.

THE LADY MACLEHOSE CENTRE, RUN BY THE PHAB ASSOCIATION, PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SPORTS AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND ENCOURAGES THEM TO MIX WITH THE ABLE-BODIED IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES.

THE CENTRE HAS A MULTI-PURPOSE HALL, A SWIMMING POOL + A DINING HALL, AN ARCHERY RANGE, A RIDING SCHOOL NEARBY, AND WELL FURNISHED LODGINGS FOR OVER-NIGHT CAMPERS.

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA, ACCOMPANIED BY LADY MACLEHOSE AND THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR THOMAS LEE, HAD A CLOSE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE FACILITIES.

THE PRINCESS ALSO MET THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PHAB ASSOCIATION, MR LI KWAN-HUNG AND SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THE WORK OF HIS ASSOCIATION.

PRINCESS ALEXANDRA ATTENDS UMELCO DINNER

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HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AND HER HUSBAND THE HON ANGUS OGILVY THIS (MONDAY) EVENING ATTENDED A DINNER PARTY GIVEN IN THEIR HONOUR BY UMELCO MEMBERS.

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THE ROYAL COUPLE. ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, AND LADY MACLE HOSE, WERE GREETED ON ARRIVAL BY THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN SIR SIDNEY GORDON, AND THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR OSWALD CHEUNG.

SIR YUET-KEUNG LATER PRESENTED OTHER UMELCO MEMBERS AND THEIR WIVES TO THE PRINCESS AND MR OGILVY.

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