THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1978
MRS. ENNALS VISITS GURKHA SCHOOL AND EXPERIMENTAL FARM
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THE WIFE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR SOCIAL SERVICES MRS. JEAN ENNALS, THIS MORNING VISITED THE GURKHA HIGH SCHOOL IN SEK KONG AND THE KADOOR IE EXPERIMENTAL AND EXTENSION FARM AND BOTANIC GARDENS IN TAI MO SHAN.
ACCOMPANIED BY LADY MACLEHOSE, MRS. ENNALS WAS WELCOMED ON ARRIVAL AT THE SCHOOL BY ITS HEADMASTER, MR. RAJENDRA RAI= THE ACTING COMMANDANT OF THE TRAINING DEPOT, BRIGADE OF GURKHA, MAJOR MANIPRASAD RAI AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM BRITISH FORCES HEAD- QUARTERS, CAPTAIN C.J. MARTINDILL.
DURING THE HOUR-LONG TOUR OF THE SCHOOL, MRS. ENNALS SAW STUDENTS ATTENDING CLASSES IN SCIENCE, SEWING, WOODWORK AND DOMESTIC SCIENCE. THE VISITORS ALSO SAW A GURKHA TRADITIONAL DANCE BY THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL HALL.
MRS. ENNALS WAS TOLD THAT THE SCHOOL, WHICH WAS OPENED IN 1973, IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING FULL-DAY SECONDARY EDUCATION TO 265 CHILDREN OF GURKHA SOLDIERS, PRIESTS AND TEACHERS.
IN ADDITION TO GENERAL EDUCATION, THE SCHOOL ALSO PROVIDES VOCATIONAL COURSES TO STUDENTS, SUCH AS THOSE ON AGRICULTURE, POULTRY, WOODWORK AND METALWORK.
MRS. ENNALS AND LADY MACLEHOSE NEXT WENT TO THE NEARBY KADOOR IE EXPERIMENTAL AND EXTENSION FARM AND BOTANIC GARDENS WHERE AGRI – CULTURAL COURSES ARE PROVIDED TO GURKHA SOLDIERS.
THE VISITORS TOURED THE FARM AND SAW GURKHA SOLDIERS TAKING COURSE IN PIG-KEEPING.
THE FARM RUN BY THE KADOORIE AGRICULTURAL AID ASSOCIATION HAS PROVIDED AGRICULTURAL COURSES TO 3,000 GURKHA SOLDIERS SINCE 1968.
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