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TUESDAY, JUNE 23, 1992

THEY WILL BE GREETED AT THE AIRPORT BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, AND LADY FORD.

THE PARTY WILL THEN DRIVE THROUGH THE HEART OF KOWLOON ΤΟ KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER WHERE THEY WILL BOARD "THE LADY MAURINE" TO CROSS THE HARBOUR TO EDINBURGH PLACE.

AND

A FLOTILLA OF ROYAL NAVY, MARINE POLICE, FIRE SERVICES MARINE DEPARTMENT VESSELS WILL ESCORT "THE LADY MAURINE" DURING THE CROSSING AND FIRE SERVICES BOATS WILL SPRAY A FOUNTAIN OF WELCOME WITH THEIR WATER JETS.

AS MR PATTEN APPROACHES QUEEN'S PIER, A 17-GUN SALUTE WILL BE FIRED FROM HMS TAMAR AND THERE WILL BE FLYPAST BY ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE, ARMY AND ROYAL AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTERS.

AS THEY DISEMBARK AT QUEEN'S PIER MR AND MRS PATTEN WILL ВЕ GREETED BY SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG ESTABLISHMENT. MR PATTEN WILL THEN INSPECT A GUARD-OF-HONOUR FORMED BY CONTINGENTS OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AND THE MILITARY SERVICE CORPS OF

THE BRITISH FORCES IN HONG KONG.

AFTER THE INSPECTION, MR AND MRS PATTEN WILL MEET MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS IN THE CITY HALL FOYER WHICH WILL BE LINED BY MEMBERS OF UNIFORMED YOUTH ORGANISATIONS.

MR PATTEN WILL THEN ENTER THE CONCERT HALL FOR THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY WHICH WILL BE ATTENDED BY SOME 800 PEOPLE.

FORMAL

MR PATTEN WILL BE INVITED BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE ΤΟ TAKE THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, THE OFFICIAL OATH AND THE JUDICIAL OATH AND WILL BE FORMALLY SWORN-IN AS HONG KONG'S 28TH GOVERNOR.

WILL

AFTER MR PATTEN HAS SIGNED THE OATHS, SPEECHES OF WELCOME BE MADE BY SIR DAVID AND THE SENIOR MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, BARONESS DUNN. MR PATTEN WILL THEN REPLY.

FOLLOWING THE 40-MINUTE CEREMONY, THE NEW GOVERNOR AND MRS PATTEN WILL ATTEND A RECEPTION AT THE · CITY HALL CHINESE RESTAURANT WHERE THEY WILL MEET SOME 800 PEOPLE FROM A WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY.

AFTER THE RECEPTION, THEY WILL DEPART FOR GOVERNMENT HOUSE WHERE AN HONOUR GUARD OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) WILL PRESENT ARMS IN WELCOME.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE MADE FOR MEDIA COVERAGE OF MR PATTEN'S ARRIVAL AND SWEARING-IN. DETAILS OF THE ARRANGEMENTS, AND APPLICATION FORMS FOR ACCREDITATION TO PRESS POSITIONS, WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE IN DUE COURSE.

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