PRESS
RELEASE
Royal Visit
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1986
ROYAL SOUVENIR PROGRAMME GOES ON SALE
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A FULL-COLOUR SOUVENIR PROGRAMME FOR THE VISIT BY THE QUEEN AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH WILL BE ON SALE FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
THE 32-PAGE BILINGUAL BOOKLET CARRIES HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ITINERARY OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE PHILIP WHILE THEY ARE IN HONG KONG FROM OCTOBER 21 TO 23. IT GIVES TIMES AND DETAILS OF THEIR APPEARANCES AT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE SOUVENIR PROGRAMME IS ILLUSTRATED WITH MANY FULL-COLOUR PICTURES OF THE QUEEN TAKEN DURING HER LAST VISIT TO THE TERRITORY AND ON STATE AND INFORMAL OCCASIONS IN BRITAIN. IT ALSO HAS PICTURES OF OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY INCLUDING PRINCE CHARLES, PRINCESS DIANA AND OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK TAKEN AT THEIR WEDDING IN JULY,
THE BOOKLET OPENS WITH AN ARTICLE ON THE CHANGES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN HONG KONG SINCE THE QUEEN'S LAST VISIT IN 1975. IT ALSO INCLUDES BIOGRAPHIES OF HER MAJESTY, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS AND MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
THE BOOKLET, PRODUCED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, WILL BE ON SALE AT $8 A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL- MTR STATIONS AT TSIM SHA TSUI, ADMIRALTY AND CENTRAL ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND AT LEADING BOOKSTORES.
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