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MILITARY DIVISION

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MAJOR B P CLESHAM OF 2ND KING EDWARD VII'S OWN GURKHA RIFLES

CORPORAL TSANG MOON-CHUEN OF HONG KONG MILITARY SERVICE

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LANCE CORPORAL BHUWANI PARSAD GURUNG OF 2ND KING EDWARD VII'S

OWN GURKHA RIFLES

LANCE CORPORAL SHIBARAM GURUNG OF QUEEN'S GURKHA ENGINEERS

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON RECIPIENTS

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KNIGHT BACHELOR

THE HONOURABLE SIR WILLIAM PURVES, CBE, DSO, JP

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SIR WILLIAM PURVES WAS BORN AND EDUCATED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. HE SERVED IN THE BRITISH ARMY THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS FROM 1951 TO 1952 AND WON THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER (DSO) DURING THE KOREAN WAR. HE JOINED THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAIT BANKING CORPORATION IN 1955 AND HAS WORKED FOR THE BANK IN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. HE BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK AND A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN 1987. HE IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB, A FORMER CHAIRMAN OF ΤΗΣ BONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND IS INVOLVED IN A WIDE RANGE OF BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY WORK.

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