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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1981

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HK GALA EVENING IN LONDON

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NEARLY 1 000 GUESTS, INCLUDING HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AND THE HON ANGUS OGILVY, ATTENDED THE HONG KONG GALA EVENING AT THE BARBICAN CENTRE IN LONDON ON TUESDAY NIGHT (OCTOBER 6).

THE PRESENTATION IN THE CONCERT HALL OF THE BARBICAN CENTRE, THE CITY'S NEW HOME FOR THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, WAS THE CLIMAX OF THE TWO-DAY HONG KONG PROMOTION ON OCTOBER 5 AND 6.

DURING THE HOUR-LONG PRESENTATION, THE AUDIENCE SAW PERFORMANCES BY TRADITIONAL CHINESE DANCERS AND MUSICIANS, AN AUDIO-VISUAL SHOW TELLING HOW HONG KONG HAS TRANSFORMED INTO A DYNAMIC AND PROSPEROUS CITY, AND A +HONG KONG STYLE+ SHOW DISPLAYING HONG KONG FASHIONS USING MODELS FROM HONG KONG, NEW YORK, PARIS AND LONDON.

THE SENIOR BRITISH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE AT THE GALA WAS THE RECENTLY-APPOINTED DEPUTY FOREIGN SECRETARY, MR HUMPHREY ATKINS, THE CABINET MINISTER WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR HONG KONG AFFAIRS.

LEADING FIGURES FROM HONG KONG AT THE PRESENTATION INCLUDED THE CHIEF SECRETARY-DESIGNATE, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE- THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, SIR Y.K. KAN AND THE POLICE COMMISSIONER, MR ROY HENRY.

THE OCCASION WAS HOSTED BY THE HONG KONG COMMISSIONER IN- LONDON, MR DAVID FORD, AND MRS FORD.

BEFORE THE PRESENTATION, HRH PRINCESS ALEXANDRA MET LEADERS OF THE HONG KONG CHINESE COMMUNITY IN BRITAIN, A GROUP OF HONG KONG STUDENTS, MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION, MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE AND THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE ASSOCIATION AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE HONG KONG PRESS IN UK.

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