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SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1991
ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT INVITES RECRUITS
THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) ANNUAL RECRUITMENT EXERCISE TOMORROW (MONDAY).
THE REGIMENT IS LOOKING FOR ABOUT 200 MALE FEMALE RECRUITS THIS YEAR.
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THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED SHOULD BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD, HAVE COMPLETED SECONDARY EDUCATION AND HAVE A REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE OF SPOKEN ENGLISH. THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE REGULAR EMPLOYMENT AND SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED THEIR EMPLOYERS' CONSENT FOR JOINING THE FORCE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE VOLUNTEERS SAID: "SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN BASIC MILITARY SKILLS,
SKILLS, INCLUDING DRILLS, HANDLING RIFLES AND SUB-MACHINE GUNS, AND USE OF VEHICLES AND ASSAULT BOATS.
"TRAINING IN OPERATING RADIO EQUIPMENT, AND IN MAP READING AND FIRST AID IS ALSO GIVEN.
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HE SAID THE TRAINING NO DOUBT HELPED IN BUILDING UP ONE'S PHYSIQUE AS WELL AS CULTIVATING A MORE MATURE AND CAPABLE PERSONALITY.
"VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN SUPERVISORY SKILLS, JUDGEMENT AND DECISION-MAKING, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
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TRAINING FOR THE RECRUITS WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN FOUR EVENINGS AND ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO ATTEND TWO NINE-DAY TRAINING CAMPS BEFORE PASSING OUT.
THE MAJORITY OF TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE SCENIC PARKS OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
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ON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING, THE VOLUNTEERS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING ON TWO EVENINGS AND ONE WEEKEND A MONTH. THERE ARE TWO CAMP PERIODS, ONE OF WHICH IS SPENT ON MANNING THE HONG KONG-CHINA BORDER.
APPLICATION FORMS AND INFORMATION LEAFLETS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS AT SPORTS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS JUNE 30 THIS YEAR.
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE DIRECTED ΤΟ THE HEADQUARTERS ON TEL. 576 1371.
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