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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1983

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH ARRIVING MONDAY

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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 10) AFTERNOON FOR A TWO-DAY VISIT AS PRESIDENT OF WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INTERNATIONAL.

HE WILL BE GREETED AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND HIS WELCOMING PARTY.

ON TUESDAY (OCTOBER 11) MORNING, THE DUKE WILL VISIT STOKES CAMP WHERE HE WILL UNVEIL A PLAQUE TO RENAME IT THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH TRAINING CAMP.

IN THE AFTERNOON, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL VISIT THE ZOOLOGICAL AND BOTANICAL GARDENS.

IN THE EVENING, HE WILL ATTEND A WORLD WILDLIFE FUND BALL AT THE HILTON HOTEL.

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

NOTE TO EDITORS.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, WILL ARRIVE FROM LONDON ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 10) ON FLIGHT BA3, ÉTA 3.30 PM.

THERE WILL BE A FIXED POSITION FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN AT THE AIRPORT TERMINAL PIER TO COVER THE DUKE'S ARRIVAL.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUIRED TO ASSEMBLE IN THE AIRPORT PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING NOT LATER THAN 2.15 PM. GIS OFFICERS WILL ASSIST.

NOTE TO EDITORS

GOVERNOR, EXCO RETURN SUNDAY

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THE GOVERNOR SIR EDWARD YOUDE, AND UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WILL RETURN FROM LONDON TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AFTERNOON, AFTER MEETING THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS.

THEY WILL BE ARRIVING ON FLIGHT BA 3, ETA 3.15 PM.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY HAS BEEN ARRANGED TO COVER THE IR ARRIVAL. PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN ASSIGNED TO COVER THE EVENT SHOULD ASSEMBLE IN THE PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING NOT LATER THAN 2.15 PM ON SUNDAY.

QIS OFFICERS WILL ASSIST.

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