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SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 19
THE HONG KONG SELECTION CO-ORDINATOR
MR PADDY BIRNEY, COMMANDANT OF POLICE CADET
FOR OPERATION SCHOOL, SAID:
RALEIGH,
"WING-KAM WORLD IN
IS EXPECTED TO JOIN OTHER VENTURERS FROM ALL OVER THE COLORADO, UNITED STATES, TO TAKE PART IN SUCH PROJECTS AS RESEARCH PROGRAMMES IN LARGE MAMMALS, A NATIVE AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY, AN ENTEMOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE STUDY OF DINOSAUR PALEONTOLOGY.
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'SOME MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE PROJECTS TO BE UNDERTAKEN IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BY THE VENTURERS ARE DEVELOPING HIGH ALTITUDE TRIALS AND CLIMBING TO A HEIGHT OF 14,000 FEET ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL.
"ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL GIVE PRACTICAL HELP ΤΟ THE INDIAN COMMUNITY IN PINE RIDGE LIKE DRILLING WELLS FOR FRESH WATER AND CONSTRUCTING HOME IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE INDIGENOUS RESIDENTS, THE OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE, WHICH IS THE TRIBE OF THE FAMOUS CHIEF IRON CLOUD,
"AS A GENERAL RULE, ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO DO AT LEAST THREE DIFFERENT JOBS WITHIN THEIR THREE MONTHS' PERIOD."
WING-KAM'S FATHER, MR NG CHUNG-HING, SHARED HER DAUGHTER'S HAPPINESS FOR BEING CHOSEN FOR THE ADVENTUROUS AND EXCITING TRAVEL OFFERED BY OPERATION RALEIGH.
'WING-KAM IS AN ACTIVE GIRL AND HAS JUST GRADUATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG,' HE SAID.
"SHE HAS ALREADY WON MANY TROPHIES AND MBDALS FOR PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS ACTIVITIES,
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'SHE PREPARED HERSELF WITH THE EXPERIENCE OF OUTWARD BOUND TRAINING MANY YEARS AGO IN SAI KUNG AND SHE SHOWS GREAT CONFIDENCE IN COMPLETING THE ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY.
I JUST HOPE SHE CAN ENJOY HERSELF GENUINELY IN SUCH ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME.
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MR NG HAS THREE CHILDREN, ONE OF WHOM, MR PETER NG, 18 A POLICE CONSTABLE IN KOWLOON TRAFFIC HEADQUARTERS.
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