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TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1994
THE
EYE WITNESSES OF LANDSLIP REQUESTED TO CALL GEO
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GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING OFFICE (GEO) OF THE CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS ANXIOUS TO CONTACT ANY EYE WITNESSES OF THE LANDSLIP WHICH OCCURRED AT KWUN LUNG LAU, KENNEDY TOWN, LAST SATURDAY (JULY 23).
"INFORMATION THAT MAY BE PROVIDED BY EYE WITNESSES OF THE INCIDENT WILL BE USEFUL TO THE INVESTIGATION BEING CONDUCTED BY GEO.
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'ANYONE WHO HAS SEEN THE OCCURRENCE OF THE LANDSLIP OR ANYTHING PERTINENT TO THE LANDSLIP IS REQUESTED TO CALL GEO AT 762 5353 DURING OFFICE HOURS," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE OFFICE SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
AWARDS FOR GURKHA HEROES
TWO GURKHA SOLDIERS WHO, IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS, DISPLAYED EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE AND INITIATIVE, WILL RECEIVE COMMENDATIONS FROM THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL SIR JOHN FOLEY, AT THE PRINCE OF WALES BARRACKS TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY).
LANCE CORPORAL KHEMBAHADUR GALAMI WAS CYCLING THROUGH TAM MEI MARRIED QUARTERS WHEN HE SPOTTED SMOKE COMING FROM AN UPSTAIRS WINDOW.
EVACUATED THE BUILDING. HAVING ISOLATED THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, HE GAVE ORDERS ΤΟ CALL THE FIRE SERVICES.
HE ALERTED THE OCCUPANTS AND
IN THE MEANTIME, HE CLIMBED THE STAIRS, TAKING A HOSE PIPK WITH HIM AND ENTERED THE BURNING ROOM TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.
BY HIS PROMPT, COURAGEOUS AND SELFLESS ACTION, HR UNDOUBTEDLY MINIMISED THE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND THE POSSESSIONS OF THE OCCUPANTS.
CORPORAL INDRAPRASAD GHALE, SIXTH GURKHA RIFLES, WAS ON EXERCISE IN THE LABI AREA OF THE JUNGLE IN BRUNEI WHEN, DURING A VIOLENT TROPICAL STORM, HE HEARD CRIES FOR HELP.
THREE SOLDIERS HAD BEEN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND WERE TEMPORARILY PARALYSED.
HE LOCATED THEM IN THE DARKNESS AND ADMINISTERED FIRST AID.
UNABLE TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE OF DAMAGE ΤΟ THE RADIO BY THE LIGHTNING, HE DECIDED TO MOVE THE CASUALTIES SOME 50 METRES TO A LOGGING TRACK WHERE THE LIGHT WAS BETTER AND HE COULD ASSESS AND TREAT THEIR INJURIES.
HE REMAINED AWAKE ALL NIGHT, COMFORTING AND ASSISTING THE CASUALTIES UNTIL 4.30 AM WHEN THE WEATHER BEGAN TO IMPROVE.
JUNGLE
CPL INDRAPRASAD THEN COVERED TWO KILOMETRES THROUGH THE TO CONTACT ASSISTANCE AND AT 8.45 AM THE THREE CASUALTIES WERE EVACUATED.
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