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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST €, 1986

THE QUEEN'S NEXT ENGAGEMENT IS AT THE YUEN WO ROAD STADIUM WHERE SHE WILL SEE CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PEOPLE ENGAGED IN VARIOUS SPORTING ACTIVITIES BEFORE SHE PROCEEDS TO THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB WHERE SHE WILL BE JOINED BY THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH.

MEANWHILE HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL VISIT THE CASTLE PEAK POWER STATION, WHERE HE WILL TOUR THE PLANT AND OFFICIALLY OPEN THE +B+ STATION.

HE WILL LEAVE CASTLE PEAK FOR THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE WHERE HE WILL TOUR THE FACILITIES, MEET STAFF AND SEE ATHLETES UNDER TRAINING BEFORE HE REJOINS THE QUEEN.

AT THE SHA TIN JOCKEY CLUB THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WILL ATTEND A CIVIC LUNCHEON GIVEN BY THE GOVERNOR WHERE THE GUESTS WILL INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARDS. MUSIC WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE BAND OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT.

AFTER LUNCH THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WILL WATCH SEVERAL RACES. THEY WILL LEAVE SHA TIN RACECOURSE SEPARATELY. THE QUEEN WILL ATTEND A GARDEN PARTY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE WHILST THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WILL GO TO LAM TSUEN TO OPEN THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH TRAINING CAMP AND MEET YOUNG PEOPLE TRAINING THERE.

IN THE EVENING A STATE DINNER ON BOARD BRITANNIA WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A RECEPTION ON THE ROYAL YACHT FOR 200 GUESTS.

THE DINNER WILL BE PRECEDED BY A FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN THE HARBOUR AND THE RECEPTION WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE CEREMONY OF BEATING RETREAT PERFORMED BY THE ROYAL MARINES' BAND.

ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, THE QUEEN WILL LEAVE FROM KAI TAK ON AN AIRCRAFT OF THE QUEEN'S FLIGHT.

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WHO WILL BE SPENDING AN EXTRA DAY IN HONG KONG, WILL OPEN THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND'S EDUCATION CENTRE AND TOUR THE MAI PO NATURE RESERVE.

AFTER LUNCHEON AT THE OFFICERS' MESS AT HEADQUARTERS BRITISH FORCES THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WILL LEAVE FOR LYEMUN BARRACKS FOR A VISIT TO THE 7TH DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES. HE WILL INSPECT A REGIMENTAL PARADE AND LATER MEET SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

+THE SPECIAL GOLD COIN STRUCK FOR THE QUEEN'S VISIT WILL BE PUT ON SALE TO THE PUBLIC, AS WERE PREVIOUS COINS IN THE SET. DETAILS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN SEPTEMBER, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.