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FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1983

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INSIDE THE MULTI-PURPOSE HALL, SHE SAW BOTH THE YOUNG AND THE OLD PLAYING TABLE-TENNIS, CHINESE BILLIARDS OR CHESS OR DOING KNITTING, EMBROIDERY, CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING. SHE TALKED WITH THE PARTICIPANTS AND ENQUIRED ABOUT THE IR ACTIVITIES. SHE LATER ACCEPTED A SCROLL FROM ONE OF THEM.

AT A NEARBY PLAYGROUND, THE PRINCESS ALSO WATCHED GROUPS OF ENTHUSIASTIC SCHOOLCHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN COMPETITIVE GAMES,

THE STROLL ALONG THE PROMENADE TOOK PRINCESS ANNE TO A NON-PROF IT MAKING DAY NURSERY WHERE SHE MET OFFICIALS FROM THE WESTERN DISTRICT WOMEN'S WELFARE CLUB WHICH RUNS THE PROJECT.

EARLIER DURING HER VISIT TO TWO FAMILIES AT LEI MOON HOUSE, PRINCESS ANNE WAS WARMLY WELCOMED BY THE TENANTS, MADAM CHEUNG YUK-CHUN AND MADAM LEUNG HO, AND THE IR FAMILY MEMBERS.

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS SHOWED KEEN INTEREST IN THEIR DAILY LIFE AND ASKED HOW THEY LIKED THEIR HOMES. BEFORE LEAVING SHE HAPPILY ACCEPTED A BOUQUET OF FLOWERS FROM MADAM CHEUNG.

BOTH THE FIVE-PERSON AND SEVEN-PERSON FAMILIES MOVED INTO THE IR MUCH LARGER, ADJOINING FLATS ON THE 21ST FLOOR LAST DECEMBER FROM OLDER ESTATES IN ABERDEEN UNDER A SCHEME OF EXTERNAL TRANSFER ARRANGEMENTS.

PRINCESS ANNE TO OPEN ROYAL OBSERVATORY'S CENTENARY BUILDING

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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ANNE WILL VISIT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON AND UNVEIL A

COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE CENTENARY BUILDING OF THE OBSERVATORY.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND LADY YOUDE, PRINCESS ANNE WILL ARRIVE AT THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY AT 4 PM. THEY WILL BE RECEIVED ON ARRIVAL BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, MR PATRICK SHAM.

MR SHAM WILL MAKE A BRIEF WELCOMING SPEECH AND OUTLINE THE HISTORY AND WORK OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

PRESS FACILITIES

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE FUNCTION SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY IN NATHAN ROAD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) NOT LATER THAN 3.20 PM. THEY WILL BE ESCORTED TO THE PRESS POSITIONS BY GIS OFFICERS. (NOTE: PRESS BADGES MUST BE DISPLAYED AND IT WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE TO CATER FOR LATE ARRIVALS).

THERE WILL BE TWO POSITIONS FOR THE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE EVENT. BUT IN CASE OF BAD WEATHER, POSITION 'A' ON THE FIRST FLOOR BALCONY OF THE OLD R.O. BUILDING WILL BE CANCELLED AND POSITION 'D' WILL BE MOVED INDOORS.