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THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1991

BULK OF GURKHAS TO RETURN FROM GULF

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HONG KONG WHO SERVED IN THE BULK OF THE GURKHA TROOPS FROM MEDICAL SUPPORT UNITS IN THE GULF WAR ARE TO RETURN OVER THE NEXT DAYS.

GURKHA TRANSPORT REGIMENT LAST WEEK, 29 MARRIED MEN FROM THE

ΤΟ AN EMOTIONAL BASED IN GUN CLUB HILL BARRACKS IN KOWLOON RETURNED WELCOME BY FAMILIES AND FRIENDS.

SINGLE MEN

AND

THE REMAINDER OF THE 200-STRONG CONTINGENT, MAINLY

THE GURKHA SIGNAL REGIMENT, FROM THE QURKHA TRANSPORT REGIMENT AND

AIR FORCE FLIGHTS TOMORROW (FRIDAY) WILL ARRIVE ON TWO ROYAL SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE 85 MEN IN EACH PARTY.

MET BY AT GUN CLUB HILL BARRACKS TOMORROW THE GURKHAS WILL BE

PETER DUFFELL, THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES HONG KONG, MAJOR GENERAL

TRANSPORT REGIMENT, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL AND THE COMMANDANT OF GURKHA PAUL GILHAM.

A SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE SAFE RETURN OF THE HONG KONG- WILL BE HELD BASED DRIVERS AND SIGNALLERS WHO WERE SENT TO THE GULF AT ST MARTIN'S CHURCH, SEK KONG, ON MONDAY.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

MEDIA

REPRESENTATIVES

WHO

WISH

SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE MAIN GATE OF GUN CLUB PATH, KOWLOON BY 12.30 PM TOMORROW.

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PHOTOGRAPH

THE HILL BARRACKS AT

GURKHAS JORDAN

THERE WILL BE NO PRESS FACILITY FOR THE CHURCH SERVICE KONG ON MONDAY.

AT SEK

WELFARE FOUNDATION TO HAVE MORE MEMBERS

THE COUNCIL OF THE QUEEN ELIZABETH

MENTALLY HANDICAPPED WILL GET

FOUNDATION

OFFICIAL

(QEF) FOR

MEMBERS

THE

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BETTER ITS LIAISON IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH FOUNDATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (THURSDAY) PROVIDED FOR THE INCLUSION

OF

OF

EDUCATION

AND

THE DIRECTOR

REPRESENTATIVES, AS QEF COUNCIL MEMBERS.

SOCIAL

OF THE DIRECTOR OR THEIR WELFARE,

PROJECTS SPONSORED BY THESE ARE

EDUCATION

"A RECENT REVIEW OF THE ACTIVITIES AND THE. COUNCIL SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1988 FOUND THAT MOST OF

SUBVENTED BY THE CLOSELY RELATED TO SERVICES PROVIDED OR DEPARTMENT OR THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT.

/"IT WOULD