NON-ATTRIBUTABLE BACKGROUND NOTE
THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO HONG KONG
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"My Husband and I look forward with pleasure to our visit to ...
Hong Kong
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The Queen and Prince Philip are to visit Hong Kong from
4 to 7 May.
The visit will follow their stay in Jamaica from
26 April to 1 May, during which they will attend the Commonwealth
Heads of Government Meeting, and will precede the State Visit to
Japan planned for 7 to 12 May.
The Queen has not previously visited Hong Kong.
Prince Philip visited the Colony in March 1959.
NEWS DEPARTMENT
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
DOWNING STREET (WEST)
SW1
Tel No 930 8440
PA
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