PRESS RELEASE
Royal Visit.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1986
ROYAL VISITORS TO TOUR POLYTECHNIC
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HUNDREDS OF HONG KONG STUDENTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WHEN THEY VISIT THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC IN KOWLOON ON THE AFTERNOON OF OCTOBER 21.
THE ROYAL VISITORS WILL BE SHOWN HOW THE POLYTECHNIC, ONE OF THE BIGGEST INSTITUTIONS OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, HELPS TO KEEP THE TERRITORY ABREAST OF THE LATEST IN DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY.
ON THEIR ARRIVAL, THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC COUNCIL, SIR S.Y. CHUNG, AND THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN, MR ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI.
HER MAJESTY AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE POLYTECHNIC'S DIRECTOR, DR JOHN CLARK, WILL VIEW A TECHNOLOGY DISPLAY WHICH WILL BE EXPLAINED BY DR LEONARD LEES, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENGINEERING DIVISION.
THE STUDENTS' UNION CHOIR AND THE CHINESE INSTRUMENTAL GROUP AND DANCING ASSOCIATION WILL GIVE A BRIEF PERFORMANCE BEFORE THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP BEGIN A TOUR OF THE SWIRE SCHOOL OF DESIGN.
HER MAJESTY AND HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL TAKE SEPARATE ROUTES THROUGH THE SCHOOL. THE QUEEN, ACCOMPANIED BY THE HEAD OF THE SWIRE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, MR MICHAEL FARR, WILL SEE CLASSROOMS AND WORKSHOPS WHERE FASHION DESIGN AND HAND PRINTING, POTTERY AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ARE BEING TAUGHT.
PRINCE PHILIP, ACCOMPANIED BY SENIOR PRINCIPAL LECTURER, MR MICHAEL KITT, WILL SEE STUDENTS BEING INSTRUCTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY, INTERIOR DESIGN AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN.
THE STUDENTS WHO WILL SEE THE ROYAL VISITORS WILL COMPRISE JUST A SMALL SECTION OF THE MORE THAN 28 000 NOW TAKING FULL OR PART-TIME COURSES AT THE POLYTECHNIC IN ITS 22 ACADEMIC UNITS. THE COURSES RANGE IN LEVEL FROM THOSE LEADING TO CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS UP TO FULL HONOURS DEGREE COURSES.
FORMER STUDENTS AT THE POLYTECHNIC CONTINUE TO BE IN BIG DEMAND IN ALL SECTIONS OF HONG KONG INDUSTRY.
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