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AFTER SPENDING NEARLY TWO HOURS IN THE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL LEAVE BY CAR FOR HMS TAMAR FROM WHERE HE WILL FLY BY HELICOPTER TO THE BORDER TO VISIT THE 2ND BATTALION OF THE 2ND KING EDWARD VII'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES (THE SIRMOOR RIFLES). OF WHICH HE IS COLONEL-IN-CHIEF.

FOR HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE VISIT IS A CHANCE TO RENEW AN OLD FRIENDSHIP BECAUSE THE BATTALION'S COMMANDANT, LIEUTENANT COLONEL CHRISTOPHER LAVENDER. IS A FORMER EQUERRY TO THE PRINCE OF WALES.

AFTER A BRIEFING BY LT. COL. LAVENDER AT THE CREST HILL BORDER POSITION HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL FLY TO GALLIPOLI LINES WHERE, AT A SPECIAL CEREMONY. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL PRESENT THE PRINCE OF WALES KUKRI TO COLOUR SERGEANT MAHENDRA THAPA.

A LAVISHLY ORNATE VERSION OF THE TRADITIONAL GURKHA KNIFE. THE PRINCE OF WALES KUKRI HAS BEEN PRESENTED ANNUALLY SINCE 1979 TO THE SOLDIER OR SENIOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE FIRST OR SECOND BATTALION WHO 15 JUDGED TO HAVE CONTRIBUTED MOST TO THE REGIMENT DURING THE YEAR.

FOLLOWING HIS TOUR OF GALLIPOLI LINES HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL LUNCH WITH THE BATTALION BEFORE DEPARTING BY HELICOPTER FOR TUEN MUN.

WHILE HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS IS VISITING THE 2/2 GURKHAS THE PRINCESS OF WALES WILL SEE HOW SOME OF HONG KONG'S ELDERLY ARE CARED FOR WHEN SHE VISITS THE HELPING HAND CARE CENTRE AT CHAK ON ESTATE, KOWLOON.

THE CARE HOME AT OPENED BY HELPING HAND AND

CHAK ON ESTATE IS ONE OF THE LATEST TO BE CAN HOUSE UP TO 78 OLD PEOPLE.

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THE CHAIRMAN OF HELPING HAND, MRS MARGARET CARTER. ESCORT THE PRINCESS OF WALES TO THE COMMUNITY BRIEFING ON THE HISTORY OF HELPING HAND.

AFTER THE BRIEFING. THE PRINCESS OF WALES WILL CHAT WITH ELDERLY RESIDENTS BEFORE WALKING ACROSS THE HOUSING ESTATE TO THE WING CHAK HOME WHERE SHE WILL SED VOLUNTEER MEDICAL OFFICER, DR. STEPHEN TSE. GIVING A. MEDICAL CHECKUP TO ONE OF THE RESIDENTS.

THE PRINCESS OF WALES WILL UNVEIL A COMMEMORATIVE BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL AT ABERDEEN.

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ON ARRIVAL AT THE PTS SHE WILL BE GIVEN A ROYAL SALUTE BY A QUARTER GUARD AT THE MAIN GATE AND BE RECEIVED ALONGSIDE THE DRILL SQUARE BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE. MR RAYMON ANNING.

HIER ROYAL HIGHNESS WILL SEE TRAINEES TAKING DRILL INSTRUCTION ON THE SQUARE AND OTHER RECRUITS BEING GIVEN AN EXAMINATION IN HANDLING SMITH AND WESSON REVOLVERS. REMINGTON SHOTGUNS, AR15 RIFLES AND SMOKE PISTOLS.

SHE WILL ALSO SEE RECRUITS UNDERGOING PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT TESTS ON HOW TO HANDLE INCIDENTS.

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