SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1984
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MR WONG URGED THE RESIDENTS TO GIVE THEIR FULL SUPPORT TO NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS.
+EVERY ONE OF YOU SHOULD EXERCISE YOUR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND REGISTER AS A VOTER THIS AUGUST, PARTICIPATE IN THE COMING ELECTIONS, AND ELECT YOUR IDEAL BOARD MEMBERS TO LOOK AFTER THE DISTRICT'S NEEDS, HE SAID.
TONIGHT'S SINGING CONTEST WAS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND SING TAO NEWSPAPER LTD.
THE CHAMPION WILL REPRESENT THE ISLANDS DISTRICT TO COMPETE WITH WINNERS OF OTHER 17 DISTRICTS IN A SEMI-FINAL ON AUGUST 11.
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HONG KONG REGIMENT SEEKS MORE RECRUITS
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THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) IS RECRUITING 100 NEW MEMBERS 20 WOMEN AND 80 MEN THIS YEAR TO KEEP ITS
ESTABLISHMENT IN FULL STRENGTH.
+WE ARE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE OVER 17-1/2 YEARS OF AGE, INTELLIGENT, MATURE, OF GOOD PHYSIQUE AND WITH GREAT INITIATIVE,+ A REGIMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE BILINGUAL AND HAVE SECONDARY EDUCATION AND A REGULAR CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT. THEY MUST PASS THE GOVERNMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION BEFORE THEY CAN BE ENLISTED.
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+JOINING THE VOLUNTEERS IS A REWARDING EXPERIENCE. GIVES RECRUITS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET AWAY FROM THE DAILY ROUTINE, SPEND THEIR LEISURE TIME IN REMOTE AREAS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, LEARN THE BASIC MILITARY SKILLS, ENJOY COMRADESHIP AND, AT THE SAME TIME, MAKE SOME EXTRA MONEY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+BUT MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, THEY WILL BE DOING SOMETHING
MEANINGFUL TO THE COMMUNITY, HE ADDED.
THE VOLUNTEERS HAD A SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR, ATTRACTING MORE THAN 1 400 APPLICANTS, MANY OF WHOM WERE OF VERY HIGH CALIBRE.
SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES WILL UNDERGO A SIX-MONTH TRAINING PROGRAMME, INCLUDING A NINE-DAY TRAINING CAMP ON WEAPON HANDLING, MAP READING, RADIO OPERATION, FIRST AID AND DRILL.
APPLICANTS ARE REMINDED THAT THEY MUST SECURE THE IR EMPLOYERS' APPROVAL BEFORE THEY APPLY.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS AT SPORTS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS BY JULY 15.
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