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21-Gun salute to mark the Queen's birthday
The Royal Navy will mark the official birthday of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, with a 21-gun salute, fired from HMS Starling, at precisely 12 noon on Saturday (June 17), as she sails through Hong Kong Harbour.
Since HMS Tamar moved from Prince of Wales Barracks to Stonecutters Island in 1993, salutes have been fired from a site on the south shore of that island. However, the site was unsatisfactory because it was invisible to the public and it has since been enveloped by preparatory work for the new naval base for the PLA Navy.
New saluting cannon has therefore been brought out from the UK so that salutes can be fired from a sea-going warship in the full view of much of the city.
Attention News Editors:
You are invited to send representatives to photograph the event which will be visible from the waterfront at the Queen's Pier, Central.
End Thursday, June 15, 1995
Public reminded not to bring back endangered species
Members of the public are reminded not to bring back items of endangered species on their return from visits to other countries during the forthcoming long... weekend.
The appeal was made today (Thursday) by a conservation officer of the Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD), Dr So Ping-man who noted that usually after a long public holiday, some of the returning visitors were found by Customs and Excise officers at control points to have brought in endangered species.
Latest statistics indicate that there are cases where visitors returning to Hong Kong have brought in with their luggage tiger bone plasters and stuffed sea turtles and crocodiles, he said.
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