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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1982
THE BUILDING, WHICH WILL HAVE MORE THAN 71 500 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE OFFICE AND BANKING SPACE, IS EXPECTED TO BE READY FOR OCCUPATION BY MID-1985.
IT WAS POINTED OUT TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THAT ONE OF THE UNUSUAL TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE THE MAJOR USE OF COMPONENTS ASSEMBLED OFF-SITE.
AFTER THE BRIEFING, THE DUKE VISITED THE BANK'S HEADQUARTERS SITE TO SEE WORK IN PROGRESS.
ANOTHER BUSY DAY FOR DUKE AND DUCHESS
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THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF KENT WILL HAVE ANOTHER BUSY DAY TOMORROW (THURSDAY).
IN THE MORNING, THE DUCHESS WILL BE VISITING THE MARINERS' CLUB, ACCOMPANIED BY LADY YOUDE. AFTERWARDS, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN WAN CHAI.
THE ACADEMY, WHICH WILL OCCUPY A 23 000 SQUARE-METRE SITE ALONG THE WAN CHA? WATERFRONT, WILL BE THE FIRST CENTRE TO BE BUILT IN HONG KONG FOR THE SPÉCIFIC PURPOSE OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS.
THE DUKE AND DUCHESS WILL THEN ATTEND A LUNCHEON HOSTED BY THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT WHICH THE DUKE WILL SPEAK.
LATER IN THE DAY, THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES WILL VISIT OCEAN PARK WHERE THEY WILL VIEW THE FACILITIES AND WATCH HIGH DIVING AND DOLPHIN SHOWS.
IN THE EVENING, THE DUKE AND DUCHESS WILL DINE WITH UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS AT SWIRE HOUSE.
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