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MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1983

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITING HONG KONG

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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WILL VISIT HONG KONG FROM OCTOBER 10 TO 12 AS PRESIDENT OF WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INTERNATIONAL.

THE DUKE IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE FROM LONDON BY BRITISH AIRWAYS AND WILL BE GREETED AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND HIS WELCOMING PARTY.

ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 11), THE DUKE WILL VISIT THE MAI PO MARSHES NATURE RESERVE. LATER IN THE DAY, HE WILL UNVEIL A PLAQUE FOR THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH TRAINING CAMP IN TAI PO.

IN THE AFTERNOON, HE WILL VISIT THE ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. HE WILL ATTEND A WILDLIFE FUND BALL FOR THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND AT THE HILTON HOTEL IN THE EVENING,

THE DUKE WILL LEAVE FOR BANGKOK ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 12) BY AN ANDOVER AIRCRAFT OF THE QUEEN'S FLIGHT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

A BRIEFING ON SPECIAL FACILITIES AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRESS TO COVER THE VISIT OF HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WILL BE HELD AT 4 PM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) IN THE GIS THEATRE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.

APPLICATION FORMS FOR ACCREDITATION TO COVER THE DUKE'S VISIT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AT THE BRIEFING. YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO ATTEND.

GOVERNOR TO REVIEW HONG KONG AFFAIRS

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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, WILL REVIEW THE AFFAIRS

OF HONG KONG ON WEDNESDAY (OCTOBER 5) AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE PROCEEDINGS WILL BEGIN AT 2.30 PM, AND WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE ON RADIO AND TELEVISION.

RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG WILL BROADCAST THE MEETING ON RADIO ONE (CHINESE SERVICE) AND RADIO THREE (ENGLISH SERVICE). IT WILL ALSO BROADCAST IT LIVE ON TELEVISION -- IN ENGLISH ON ATV (ENGLISH), AND IN CHINESE ON TVR JADE.

COMMERCIAL RADIO WILL ALSO BROADCAST IT LIVE ON CHINESE CHANNEL ONE AND THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.

PRIOR TO THE ADDRESS BY THE GOVERNOR, ONE OF THE NEWLY APPOINTED UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, MR CHAN YING-LUN, WILL MAKE THE AFFIRMATION OF ALLEGIANCE.

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