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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1987

REMEMBRANCE DAY OBSERVED

THE REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE STATUE SQUARE THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING.

CENOTAPH IN

WREATHS WERE LAID BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON; THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL GARRY JOHNSON; THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIR DENYS ROBERTS; REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS; COMMONWEALTH COMMISSIONERS; THE COMMISSIONER

OF POLICE, MR RAYMON ANNING; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR GERRY FORSGATE; THE CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL,

MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG; AND CHAIRMEN OF THE DISTRICT BOARDS.

WREATHS WERE ALSO LAID BY SERVICE COMMANDERS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION, SERVICE UNITS, TRADITIONAL COMMUNITY ORGAINSATIONS, EX-SERVICEMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS, SOCIETIES AND OTHER BODIES.

MEANWHILE, THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OBSERVED REMEMBRANCE DAY BY HOLDING A SERVICE IN THE MAIN HALL OF THE OFFICERS' CLUB OF THE DEPARTMENT IN STANLEY.

THE SERVICE WAS ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, STAFF AND FRIENDS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

AFTER THE SERVICE, THE CONGREGATION, LED BY THE CAPE COLLINSON BAND, MARCHED TO STANLEY MILITARY CEMETERY AND TOOK PART IN A WREATH-LAYING CEREMONY.

INSIGNIA TO BE PRESENTED

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INSIGNIA FOR 87 PEOPLE WILL BE PRESENTED BY THE

GOVERNOR, SIR

DAVID WILSON, AT A CEREMONY AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE AT 6 PM TOMORROW (MONDAY).

BIGHTY-FIVE RECIPIENTS WERE DECORATED BY THE QUEEN FOR SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC, WHILE TWO WERE AWARDED THE GOVERNOR'S COMMENDATION,

MR JOHN SWAINE AND MR WONG PO-YAN WILL RECEIVE THE CBE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

PASSES WILL, BE

ONLY PHOTOGRAPHERS AND CAMERAMEN WITH SPECIAL ADMITTED TO GOVERNMENT HOUSE. THEY SHOULD MEET GIS OFFICERS IN THE GUARD ROOM NOT LATER THAN 5.30 PM,

NEWSPAPERS WITHOUT SUCH PASSES WILL BE ABLE ΤΟ OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS BY ARRANGEMENT WITH CAMBRIDGE'S STUDIO, 802 YIP FUNG BUILDING, 2-12 D'AGUILAR STREET, CENTRAL, TELEPHONE 5-223314.

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