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VOLUNTEERS RECRUITMENT DRIVE CONTINUES

TODAY VOLUNTEERS}

THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE

(SUNDAY)

THE CALLED ON ENTHUSIASTIC YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO WOULD LIKE TO FACE

VOLUNTEERS BEFORE ITS CHALLENGE AND SERVE THE COMMUNITY TO JOIN THE RECRUITMENT EXERCISE CLOSES ON JUNE 30.

THIS YEAR, THE REGIMENT IS LOOKING FOR ABOUT 130 MALE AND 25 FEMALE RECRUITS.

RECRUITS

HAVE THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED SHOULD BE 18 YEARS OLD OR ABOVE,

AND COMPLETED SECONDARY EDUCATION

HAVE A REASONABLE KNOWLEDGE OF EMPLOYMENT AND SHOULD SPOKEN ENGLISH. THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE REGULAR HAVE OBTAINED THEIR EMPLOYERS' CONSENT FOR JOINING THE FORCE.

MILITARY GUNS, AND USE

"SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN BASIC SKILLS, INCLUDING DRILL, HANDLING RIFLES, SUB-MACHINE OF VEHICLES AND ASSAULT BOATS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE VOLUNTEERS SAID.

"TRAINING IN OPERATING RADIO EQUIPMENT, AND IN MAP READING FIRST AID IS ALSO GIVEN.

"THIS NO DOUBT HELPS IN BUILDING UP ONE'S PHYSIQUE AS CULTIVATING A MORE MATURE AND CAPABLE PERSONALITY.

AND

WELL AS

"VOLUNTEERS WILL ALSO GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN SUPERVISORY SKILLS, JUDGEMENT AND DECISION-MAKING."

TRAINING FOR NEW RECRUITS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ON FOUR EVENINGS AND ONE WEEKEND PER MONTH FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE MONTHS. THEY WILL HAVE TO ATTEND TWO NINE-DAY TRAINING CAMPS BEFORE PASSING OUT.

ALSO

THE MAJORITY OF TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE SCENIC PARKS OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.

COUNTRY

ON COMPLETION OF BASIC TRAINING, VOLUNTEERS WILL TRAIN TWO EVENINGS AND ONE WEEKEND A MONTH. THERE ARE TWO CAMP PERIODS, WHICH IS SPENT ON MANNING THE HONG KONG-CHINA BORDER.

LEAFLETS ARE APPLICATION FORMS AND INFORMATION ALL DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE REGIMENTAL HEADQUARTERS AT HAPPY VALLEY.

FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE HEADQUARTERS ON TEL. 576 1371.

ONE OF

AVAILABLE SPORTS

AT ROAD,

VOLUNTEERS '

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