01 Nov 1988 | Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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The band made a two-week trip to Hong Kong in November of 1988, where it participated in a Beating Retreat ceremony with the Royal Hong Kong Police Pipe Band. While in Hong Kong the band played at the Canadian War Cemetery at Sai Wan Bay. A side trip was made to Guangzhou, China, formerly Canton, and a sister city of Vancouver. While here the band played at a number of events including a performance at a local children’s hospital who received the band warmly.