As a compliment to the British community, the Administration Building was decorated on the Coronation Day of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, while the British flag was flown from the flagstaff together with the flag of the Council. The Municipal Orchestra, in collaboration with the bands of the U.S. Marine Corps and the Loyal Regiment, gave a special Coronation Concert while Kiaochow Park was placed by the Council at the disposal of a Sub-Committee which arranged a children's fete on Coronation Da
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