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FRIDAY,
JULY 30, 1993
GURKHA ENGINEERS TO HELP IN NEPAL DISASTER RELIEF
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HEADQUARTERS BRITISH FORCES HONG KONG CONFIRMED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT 100 SOLDIERS FROM THE QUEEN'S GURKHA ENGINEERS ARE TO BE DEPLOYED FROM HONG KONG TO NEPAL TO HELP WITH DISASTER RELIEF IN THE FLOOD-STRICKEN COUNTRY.
THE SOLDIERS, APART FROM THEIR BRITISH OFFICERS ARE GURKHAS RECRUITED FROM NEPAL. THEY ARE SPECIALIST ENGINEER TROOPS WHO WILL BE EMPLOYED MAINLY IN BUILDING BRIDGES TO REPLACE THOSE WASHED AWAY BY THE FLOODS.
RESTORING COMMUNICATIONS IS ONE OF THE THAT RELIEF SUPPLIES MAY BE DISTRIBUTED,
HIGHEST PRIORITIES SO
AN ADVANCE PARTY OF SOME 29 SOLDIERS LEFT FOR NEPAL LAST (THURSDAY) NIGHT. A FURTHER OF 49 SOLDIERS WILL LEAVE TOMORROW (SATURDAY).
THE SOLDIERS ARE PART OF 68 SQUADRON, QUEEN'S GURKHA ENGINEERS, BASED AT PEROWNE BARRACKS, NEW TERRITORIES.
THE TROOPS ARE BEING DEPLOYED AT THE REQUEST OF BRITAIN'S OVER- SEAS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
TODAY
EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING BRIDGES AND CRANES, IS BEING LOADED BEFORE BEING MOVED TO KAI TAK AIRPORT FOR THE FLIGHT TO NEPAL THIS WEEKEND.
THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO FILM THE LOADING AT 70 SUPPORT SQUADRON, QUEEN'S GURKHA ENGINEERS, BORNEO LINES, SEK KONG AT 2.30 PM THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON. MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING ΤΟ ATTEND SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE GUARDROOM, BORNEO LINES, NO LATER THAN 2.15 PM. JSPRS REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ON HAND TO HELP.
ACP MINI-EXHIBITION IN KWAI FONG
A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION ON THE 10 PROJECTS IN THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME (
(ACP) BEGAN TODAY (FRIDAY) AT THE EXPO (LEVEL 1) OF THE METRO PLAZA IN KWAI FONG.
ORGANISED BY THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECT CO-ORDINATION OFFICE (NAPCO), THE EXHIBITION IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DAILY FROM 11
AM ΤΟ 7 PM UNTIL THIS SUNDAY (AUGUST 1).
BETTER WELL
"THE AIM OF THE EXHIBITION IS ΤΟ PROMOTE A UNDERSTANDING OF THE ACP PROJECTS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHICH ARE UNDERWAY, OR WILL BEGIN SOON, IN KWAI TSING DISTRICT, A NAPCO
SPOKESMAN SAID.
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