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The Royal Tournament, which is always attended by members of the Royal family and is broadcast live on national UK television, is a prestigious and high profile annual event staged in London by Britain's Armed Forces for over 50 years.
It will be held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre with two performances on each day for 10 days and the pageant is watched by thousands of people.
The Governor will take the salute at the evening performance on July 13 and he will be escorted during his visit to the Tournament by Commander British Forces Hong Kong, Major General Bryan Dutton.
Invitations to take the salute at a performance of the Royal Tournament are issued by the organisers only to those whom they especially wish to honour.
A full dress rehearsal for the Tournament will be held at 3 pm tomorrow (Friday) in the Gun Club Hill Barracks and all members of the HKMSC dance teams as well as the RHKP Band will be participating.
To avoid the expense of air freighting, the display's motor cycles have already been shipped to UK. In this rehearsal, the teams will therefore be on foot when carrying the dragons.
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Hiking safety booklet for public published
A booklet outlining basic safety hints and guidelines for hikers is now available free of charge for members of the public.
The "Safety Hints on Hiking" can be collected at four Agriculture and Fisheries Department (AFD) managed visitor centres at country parks in Aberdeen, Tai Mo Shan, Clear Water Bay and Shing Mun; as well as the Lions Nature Education Centre, Tsiu Hang, Sai Kung.
Copies of the booklet are available on request now at the territory's 10 map sales centres and the Hong Kong Scout Association's offices in Oi Kwan Road, Wan Chai, and Austin Road, Kowloon.
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