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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1991

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AT CHUK YUEN ESTATE IN WONG TAI SIN, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS TOURED THE LANDSCAPED GARDEN AND CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND AREA. AT THE ROOF OF ONE OF THE HOUSING BLOCKS, HE WAS BRIEFED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR FUNG TUNG, ON PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMMES IN KOWLOON CENTRAL.

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS ALSO VISITED A FAMILY IN WAI YUEN HOUSE THE ESTATE.

RAILWAY

IN

OF

TRANSIT

THE AFTERNOON, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS VISITED THE MASS CORPORATION WHERE HE WAS BRIEFED BY MTRC CHAIRMAN, MR HAMISH MATHERS,

IN INVOLVEMENT ON THE CORPORATION'S HISTORY AND ITS FUTURE PROVIDING SERVICE LINKS TO THE NEW AIRPORT AT CHEK LAP KOK.

THE DUKE ALSO VISITED CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS' FLIGHT SIMULATOR AT KAI TAK WHERE HE WAS GIVEN A DEMONSTRATION OF THE SIMULATOR. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS LATER VISITED THE ENGINE SERVICING AND TESTING FACILITY OF THE HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING COMPANY (HAECO).

HIS

ON THE AND

AT THE OFFICES OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT, ROYAL HIGHNESS WAS BRIEFED BY EPD DIRECTOR, DR STUART REED, BACKGROUND TO POLMET '91 AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN HONG KONG THE RESPONSE BY THE GOVERNMENT.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE

IN THE EVENING, THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES, GOVERNOR AND LADY WILSON, WILL ATTEND A PERFORMANCE OF THE OPERA "COSI FAN TUTTE" AT THE ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS.

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DUCHESS OF KENT VISITS HOME FOR THE ELDERLY

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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE

DUCHESS OF

CITIZENS

KENT CONTINUED HER BUSY SCHEDULE TODAY (THURSDAY) WITH A VISIT TO A HOME FOR SENIOR IN ABERDEEN IN THE MORNING.

THE

ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR AGED (SAGE), SIR TI LIANG YANG, THE CHAIRMAN, DR EDWARD CHEN, AND THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR M. D. CARTLAND, THE DUCHESS VISITED THE QUAN CHUEN HOME FOR THE ELDERLY.

SHE TOURED VARIOUS FACILITIES INCLUDING THE PHYSIOTHERAPY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ROOMS AND THE ACTIVITIES AREAS. THE DUCHESS AND TALKED TO A NUMBER OF THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS.

AND

MET

IN THE HANDICRAFT SECTION, THE DUCHESS SAW WITH THE ELDERLY PRODUCED VARIOUS HANDICRAFT ITEMS.

INTEREST HOW

THE QUAN CHUEN HOME FOR THE ELDERLY WAS SET UP BỶ SAGE IN 1983. IT PROVIDES 196 BEDS FOR THE PHYSICALLY WEAK ELDERLY WHO ARE YEARS OLD AND IN NEED OF SOME NURSING CARE AND ASSISTANCE DAILY LIVING.

IN

OVER 60 THEIR

THE DUCHESS THEN VISITED THE ROSARYHILL SCHOOL IN STUBBS WHERE SHE JOINED STUDENTS IN WATCHING A PERFORMANCE OF A COMIC BY THE CHUNG YING THEATRE GROUP.

THE PERFORMANCE,

ROAD DRAMA