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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1988

PRINCESS ROYAL VISITS CLOSED CENTRES

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCESS ROYAL, THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING VISITED TWO CLOSED CENTRES FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN MUN.

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ON ARRIVAL BY HELICOPTER AT THE TUEN MUN CLOSED CENTRE, THE PRINCESS ROYAL WAS MET BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES, MR CHAN WA-SHEK, AND THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ROBERT UPTON.

ALSO IN THE WELCOMING PART WERE THE FIELD DIRECTOR OF THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND, MR PHILIP BARKER, AND THE CO-ORDINATOR OF THE REFUGEE PROGRAMME OF SCF, MS JOAN SUMMERS. HER ROYAL HIGHNESS IS THE PRESIDENT OF SCF.

SHE WAS BRIEFED ON THE OPERATION OF THE CENTRE AND VARIOUS SERVICES PROVIDED TO THE 3,000 REFUGEES INCLUDING THOSE SERVICES RUN BY THE SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND.

THE PRINCESS ROYAL ALSO VISITED THE SAN YICK CLOSED CENTRE, WHICH HAS MORE THAN 3,900 REFUGEES IN ITS ACCOMMODATION.

PRINCESS ROYAL RIDES ON LRT

HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE PRINCESS ROYAL, TODAY (SATURDAY) RODE IN A LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE AND UNVEILED A PLAQUE TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE FERRY PIER LRT TERMINUS DURING A VISIT IN TUEN MUN.

THE PRINCESS ROYAL, WHO IS THE HONORARY PRESIDENT OF CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT, ALSO MET CIT MEMBERS REPRESENTATIVES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS.

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SHE WAS MET ON ARRIVAL AT THE LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT DEPOT BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE KCRC, MR PETER QUICK, WHO IS ALSO THE FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE CIT (HONG KONG SECTION), AND THE LIGHT RAIL DIRECTOR, MR JOE WADE.

THE PRINCESS ROYAL WAS ALSO GREETED MANAGING BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF KCRC.

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AT THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE LRT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, ROYAL HIGHNESS MET CIT OFFICIALS AND STUDENT MEMBERS.

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SHE WAS BRIEFED ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OPERATION OF THE LRT SYSTEM SUCH AS THE NETWORK LINKING TUEN MUN AND YUEN INITIAL PATRONAGE, FEEDER BUS SERVICES, OPEN FARE TECHNICAL MEANS OF COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL.

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