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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1989
FUNDS FOR ROYAL VISIT APPROVED
THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AT ITS MEETING TODAY (WEDNESDAY) APPROVED $5.5 MILLION TO MEET THE EXPENSES OF THE OFFICIAL VISIT BY THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO HONG KONG BETWEEN NOVEMBER 8 AND 10.
A STEERING COMMITTEE HAS BEEN APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR ΤΟ ARRANGE A SUITABLE PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE A MEMORABLE OCCASION TO BE ENJOYED BY THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG AS WELL AS THE ROYAL VISITORS.
A ROYAL VISIT OFFICE, HEADED BY THE DIRECTOR OF PROTOCOL, HAS ALSO BEEN SET UP TO COORDINATE THE DETAILED PLANNING FOR THE VISIT.
THE OFFICE IS NOT YET IN A POSITION TO PROVIDE AN ACCURATE ESTIMATE OF THE OVERALL COST AS THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAMME HAVE NOT BEEN FINALISED.
A SPECTACULAR FESTIVAL PROCESSION, WHICH IS ΤΟ BE LARGELY SPONSORED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR, IS BEING PLANNED AS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ROYAL VISIT PROGRAMME.
THAT IT WILL BE
PRELIMINARY PLANNING FOR THE FESTIVAL PROCESSION IS SHOULD BE AN EVENT FOR COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND WHICH ENJOYED DIRECTLY OR THROUGH TELEVISION BY A LARGE NUMBER OF HONG KONG'S POPULATION.
THE PROCESSION WILL DEPICT THEMES OF MODERN HONG KONG FEATURING ITS PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN, FOR EXAMPLE, HIGH TECHNOLOGY.
IN VIEW OF THE VERY LIMITED EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG IN THE FIELD OF DESIGNING AND STAGING THIS TIPE OF PROCESSION. IT IS INTENDED TO EMPLOY AN OVERSEAS SPECIALIST COMFANY TO ASSIST IN THE ORGANISATION OF THE EVENT. ALTHOUGH THE PRODUCTION WORK WILL BE LARGELY DONE IN HONG KONG,
TO FACILITATE THE SELECTION OF SUCH A PROFESSIONAL ORGANISER TO DESIGN AND STAGE-MANAGE THE FESTIVAL PROCESSION. A NEW NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENT OF $88,000 WAS APPROVED ON MAY 1, THIS YEAR.
THE FUND APPROVED. UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY. WAS PART OF THE EXPENSES OF THE 1989 ROYAL VISIT FOR INVITING AN OVERSEAS SPECIALIST COMPANY TO VISIT HONG KONG AND TO MAKE A DETAILED PRESENTATION TO MEET THE STEERING COMMITTEE'S CONCEPT OF A PROCESSION AND ITS PROGRAMMING.
THE COMMITTEE WAS SATISFIED THAT THE PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS AND PROPOSED THAT THE COST OF FLOATS AND OTHER OF THE PROCESSION SHOULD BE MET THROUGH SPONSORSHIP.
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ITS FEATURES
ON THIS BASIS IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT OF A TOTAL COST FOR THE 1989 ROYAL VISIT IN THE REGION OF $12 MILLION. ACTUAL EXPENDITURE TO BE MET BY GOVERNMENT WOULD BE LESS THAN HALF, AT AROUND $5.5 MILLION, WITH THE BALANCE BEING MET BY SPONSORS.
/SIX HONG
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