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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1984

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MR JORDAN PAID TRIBUTE TO THE 26 OFFICERS WHO FOUNDED THE SERVICE 75 YEARS AGO.

+TODAY THE SERVICE IS 2 600 STRONG. I WONDER WHAT THAT HANDFUL OF OFFICERS OF 1 909 WOULD THINK IF THEY COULD SEE THE IR SUCCESSORS WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS ENJOYING THEMSELVES TOGETHER IN 1984 IN THE IR THOUSANDS, HE SAID,

HE THANKED ALL OFFICERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR ACCEPTANCE OF THE DISTURBANCE WHICH SERVICE LIFE OFTEN IMPOSE ON OFFICERS' PRIVATE LIFE.

THE GALA DAY WAS ORGANISED BY THE SERVICE'S SPORTS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE. A MARCHING DISPLAY BY THE QUEEN'S GURKHA PIPE AND DRUM BAND RAISED THE CURTAIN FOR THE DAY'S PROGRAMME.

A LIVELY LION DANCE WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE COMMISSIONER HAD BROUGHT THE LION TO LIFE BY DOTTING ITS EYES.

ONE OF THE MANY ATTRACTIONS TO THE CHILDREN WAS THE RIDES ON TWO PONIES FROM THE HONG KONG SERVICES SADDLE CLUB AND THE CAMEL ADOPTED BY THE 1ST BATTAL ION 7TH DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES. AN ARMY MOTORCYCLE TEAM DISPLAY, MAGIC SHOW, ACROBATIC DISPLAY AND TELE-MATCH FORMED PART OF THE DAY'S HIGHLIGHTS.

THIRTEEN GAME STALLS MOUNTED BY VARIOUS DIVISIONS VIED FOR THE BEST GAME STALL AWARD WHICH WAS WON BY THE COMMAND HEADQUARTERS AND CUSTOMS TECHNICAL BUREAU DIVISION,

BRITISH SUMMER SCHOOLS

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TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN PRIMARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHO WISH TO SPEND PART OF THE IR SUMMER HOLIDAYS IN BRITAIN MAY ATTEND A WIDE RANGE OF SUMMER SCHOOLS ORGANISED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL.

THESE RESIDENTIAL SUMMER SCHOOLS USUALLY LAST TWO TO THREE WEEKS AND ARE HELD IN JULY AND AUGUST.

THEY ARE OF A PRACTICAL NATURE AND PROVIDE A VARIED AND STIMULATING WORK SCHEDULE AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT PLACES OF INTEREST NEARBY AND TO MEET LOCAL PEOPLE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BRITISH COUNCIL HOWEVER NOTED THAT IT IS UNLIKELY TO BE ABLE TO OFFER ANY BURSARIES THIS YEAR AND APPLICANTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO FINANCE THEMSELVES.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE EDUCATIONAL ENQUIRIES OFFICE OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL AT EASEY COMMERCIAL BUILDING, 1/F, 255 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS MARCH 9.

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