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Governor to visit the Garrison

The Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, will spend five hours at sea with the Royal Navy on June 5 (Monday). He will be accompanied by the Commander British Forces Hong Kong, Major General Bryan Dutton.

Mr Patten will embark in HMS Plover, senior ship of the Hong Kong Squadron, in Long Harbour, Mirs Bay, New Territories, shortly after mid-day.

He will be transferred to the ship, which will be at anchor, by high-speed Fast. Pursuit Craft (FPC).

During the following four hours he will be briefed on the role and capabilities of the Royal Navy in Hong Kong and will observe demonstrations which will include the following:

* Anti-smuggling demonstrations.

* Tactical deployment of FPC's.

* Chase and boarding of a smuggler's Tai Fei (provided by a Marine Police unit of the Anti Smuggling Task Force).

* Airborne search and demonstrations including recovering of "casualty" from sea by Royal Air Force Wessex helicopter.

Fly-past by Government Flying Service aircraft.

Mr Patten will remain aboard HMS Plover when she weighs anchor and proceeds to sea in company with HMS Starling for high-speed inter-ship manoeuvres and light-line transfer of stores between the two vessels.

Plover and Starling will then return to Long Harbour in formation and the Governor will disembark, again by FPC, shortly after 4 pm.

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Attention News Editors:

Your representatives are invited to cover this event. It is expected to provide exceptional opportunities for photography,

In addition to participating in the programme, HMS Starling has been designated as a Press vessel. Journalists wishing to cover the programme will be required to board her at HMS Tamar, Stonecutters Island, by 11 am (for further details see below). Light refreshments will be provided. They will be disembarked at Wong Shek Pier, Long Harbour, Sai Kung at about 4.30 pm, where transport will be provided to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. They can expect to be back in the urban area by about 5.30 pm.