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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1991
THE AMALGATION HAS BEEN PLANNED FOR SOME TIME, AND FOLLOWS CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS.
REDUCTION THERE WILL BE NO
IN HONG KONG'S SECURITY OR IN
ACTIVITIES TO COUNTER ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
THE AMALGAMATION OF THE TWO BATTALIONS IS IN LINE WITH PLANS TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE GARRISON BETWEEN NOW AND 1997."
THE SPOKESMAN PAID
TRIBUTE TO THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE GURKHAS TO MAINTAINING THE SECURITY OF HONG KONG.
THE FUTURE OF THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS
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HOUSE
IN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATES' STATEMENT IN THE
BRITISH FORCES AND MAJOR OF COMMONS TODAY (TUESDAY), THE COMMANDER GENERAL BRIGADE OF GURKHAS HAS MADE THE FOLLOWING COMMENT:
VIABLE AFTER 1997. WITHDRAWAL
AMALGAMATION
CONTINUING PRESENCE OF A "I WELCOME THE NEWS OF THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS IN THE MAINSTREAM OF THE BRITISH ARMY THE REDUCTIONS IN THE BRIGADE ARE VERY MUCH SUBJECT TO THE PLANS OF THE BRITISH GARRISON FROM HONG KONG, WHICH WILL BE EVENT LED.
THE WITH I CAN SAY HOWEVER THAT THEY WILL COMMENCE
THE RIFLES WITH THE FIRST BATTALION SECOND GURKHA
SECOND BATTALION
GURKHA
YEAR. SECOND
RIFLES NEXT
THE
OF FULL IMPLICATIONS STATEMENT ARE NOW BEING STUDIED AND I WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE HMS TAMAR AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW.
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OF
THE AT
NOTE:
THERE WILL BE A PRESS CONFERENCE AT HMS TAMAR STARTING AT NO. 3 2.30 PM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IF THE TYPHOON SIGNAL WAS DOWN TO PRIOR TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE. REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD MAIN GATE, HMS TAMAR, NOT LATER THAN 2.15 PM WHERE THEY BY A MEMBER OF THE JSPRS STAFF.
ARRIVE AT THE WILL BE MET
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