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RALEIGH HOPEFULS VENTURE TO SUCCEED
THIRTY-FIVE CANDIDATES WILL BE VYING FOR PLACES AS "VENTURERS' ON RALEIGH INTERNATIONAL EXPEDITIONS AT A SELECTION WEEKEND HELD AT THE CIVIL AID SERVICES CAMP, YUEN TUN ON JULY 8-10.
THE WEEKEND WILL BE RUN JOINTLY BY THE COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL (HONG KONG) AND 67 SQUADRON, THE QUEEN'S ENGINEERS.
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RALEIGH GURKHA
THE SUCCESSFUL VENTURERS WILL TAKE PART IN FUTURE RALEIGH INTERNATIONAL TASKS SUCH AS ASSISTING IN PROJECTS IN REMOTE AREAS OR IN COUNTRIES WITH POOR INFRASTRUCTURE. PROJECTS ARR PLANNED FOR SIBERIA, CHILE, MALAYSIA, ALASKA, ZIMBABWE AND BOTSWANA.
THE ACTIVITIES DURING THE WEEKEND ARE DESIGNED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP PROBLEMS TO THE CANDIDATES AND WILL NEGOTIATION OF ASSAULT COURSES, COMMAND TASKS AND ACTIVITIES.
TO PRESENT INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION
THE TESTS WILL SHOW WHETHER A CANDIDATE HAS THE NECESSARY DETERMINATION AND PERSONALITY TO COPE WITH THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS OF AN EXPEDITION
ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
PROVIDING ALL THE
THE QUEEN'S GURKHA ENGINEERS ARE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE WEEKEND, INCLUDING THE DIRECTING STAFF AND THE PHYSICAL TRAINING STAFF.
THE PRESIDENT OF RALEIGH INTERNATIONAL (HONG KONG) IS THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER то COVER THE SELECTION WEEKEND. FURHTER DETAILS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM EITHER THE EXERCISE CO-ORDINATOR, LT R S MORTON ON TEL 450 5440, THE UNIT PRESS OFFICER, CAPT PATRICK COXEN ON TEL 450 5115 OR LT GOPAL GURUNG ON TEL 450 6490.
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NEW HOVERFERRY PLIES BETWEEN GOLD COAST AND CENTRAL
A NEW HOVERFERRY SERVICE FROM GOLD COAST IN TUEN MUN TO EDINBURGH PLACE IN CENTRAL WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM SATURDAY (JULY 9), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.
AT THE SAME TIME, THE EXISTING HOVERFERRY SERVICE BETWEEN GOLD COAST AND TSIM SHA TSUI (EAST) WILL BE CANCELLED.
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THE FERRY WILL DEPART DAILY FROM GOLD COAST AT 7.20 AM, 8 8.50 AM, 9.30 AM, 10.30 AM, 1.30 PM, 2.30 PM, 3.30 PM, 5.30 PM AND 6.10 PM, AND FROM CENTRAL (EDINBURGH PLACE) AT 8.05 AM, 8.45 AM, 9.35 AM, 12.30 PM, 1.30 PM, 2.30 PM, 4.30 PM, 5.30 PM AND 6.55 PM.
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THE FARES ARE $18 FOR ADULTS AND $9 FOR PASSENGERS AGED 65 OR AND CHILDREN UNDER 12, BUT FREE OF CHARGE FOR CHILDREN ONE YEAR OLD.
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