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SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1989
THIS YEAR, THE VOLUNTEERS ARE SEEKING TO RECRUIT 130 MEN AND 20 WOMEN.
THOSE INTERESTED SHOULD BE AT LEAST SEVENTEEN-AND-A-HALF
YEARS
OLD, HAVE COMPLETED SECONDARY EDUCATION AND HAVE A REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE OF SPOKEN ENGLISH. THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE REGULAR EMPLOYMENT AND SHOULD HAVE OBTAINED THEIR EMPLOYERS' CONSENT IN JOINING THE FORCE.
"YOUNG PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO FACE CHALLENGES AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY SHOULD JOIN IN, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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"BEING A VOLUNTEER HELPS TO BUILD UP ONE'S PHYSIQUE AS WELL AS CULTIVATE A MORE MATURE AND CAPABLE PERSONALITY, HE ADDED.
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THE MAJORITY OF TRAINING TAKES PLACE IN THE SCENIC COUNTRY PARKS ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN BASIC MILITARY USE SKILLS INCLUDING DRILL, HANDLING RIFLES AND SUB-MACHINE GUNS, AND OF VEHICLES AND ASSAULT BOATS. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN HOW TO OPERATE RADIO EQUIPMENT, MAP READING AND FIRST AID.
TRAINING OF NEW RECRUITS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON FOUR EVENINGS AND ONE WEEKEND EACH MONTH OF A PERIOD OF FIVE MONTHS. THEY WILL ALSO HAVE TO ATTEND TWO NINE-DAY TRAINING CAMPS BEFORE PASSING OUT.
ON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING, THE VOLUNTEERS WILL TRAIN TWO EVENINGS AND ONE WEEKEND EACH MONTH. THERE ARE TWO CAMP PERIODS, ONE OF WHICH WILL BE SPENT MANNING THE BORDER.
APPLICATION FORMS AND INFORMATION LEAFLETS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND AT THE REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS ROAD, HAPPY VALLEY.
AT 1 SPORTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE REGIMENT'S
RECRUITING OFFICER ON 5-761371.
CHUK YUEN ROAD EXTENSION OPENS ON MONDAY
AN ELEVATED EXTENSION OF CHUK YUEN ROAD, FROM TIN MA A MAJOR INTERSECTION WITH JUNCTION ROAD AND BROADCAST DRIVE, OPENED FROM 5 PM ON MONDAY (JULY 17).
COURT TO WILL BE
TODAY (SATURDAY)
AND CHUK
COPE YUEN
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT SAID THE NEW THOROUGHFARE WAS THE LAST OF THREE ACCESS ROADS BUILT TO WITH THE TRAVEL DEMANDS GENERATED BY THE MA CHAI HANG DEVELOPMENT.
THE CENTRAL
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