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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1993
THE PRELIMINARY WORK ON THE OTHER TWO SITES WAS DESTROYED AND THE ENGINEERS HAD TO START OVER AGAIN.
WORKING THROUGHOUT DAYLIGHT HOURS,
AND AT NIGHT WHEN PERMITTED, THE GURKHAS
FLOOD-LIGHTING WAS AVAILABLE AND THE MONSOON CONSTRUCTED BRIDGES SPANNING OVER 70 METRES EACH. THIS WAS TWICE THE DISTANCE MOST MILITARY ENGINEERS ANYWHERE HAVE EXPERIENCED.
TO COMPLETE SUCH A PROJECT INVOLVED WORKING NON-STOP FOR WEEKS AND IN THE WORST POSSIBLE CONDITIONS.
FIVE
THEIR EFFORTS DID NOT GO UNNOTICED AND THEIR RETURN WAS PRECEDED BY A TELEGRAM FROM THE AMBASSADOR IN KATHMANDU WHICH SAID: "THE KING HAS ASKED ME ΤΟ CONVEY PARTICULAR THANKS TO ALL RANKS CONCERNED IN THE QUEENS GURKHA ENGINEERS.
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ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:
YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ARRIVAL OF THE GURKHAS AT KAI TAK ON SATURDAY (SEPTEMBER 11).
BY
THE GURKHA SQUADRON COMMANDER, MAJOR JOHN WHITE ACCOMPANIED HIS GURKHA SQUADRON CAPTAIN AND A GURKHA LIEUTENANT WILL SPEAK TO THE PRESS AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM ABOUT 5 PM.
THE TIME FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL DEPEND ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE AIRCRAFT ETA AT 4.25 PM.
EIGHT MORE FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES FOR SEPT
EIGHT MORE ORGANISATIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED PERMISSION TO RAISE FUND LATER THIS MONTH, A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
THESE ORGANISATIONS WILL EITHER SELL FLAGS OR TOKENS SIMILIAR ITEMS, OR PLACE DONATION BOXES IN DESIGNATED PUBLIC AREAS.
OR
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN TELEPHONE THE DEPARTMENT'S HOTLINE ON 343 2255 IN CASE OF DOUBT, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN APPEALED TO ORGANISERS TO
ADOPT PRECAUTIONARY
MEASURES AGAINST ANY POSSIBLE FRAUD.
"THEY SHOULD EXERCISE GREATER CARE IN
"
FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES, HE ADDED.
MONITORING THEIR
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THE DEPARTMENT ALSO ADVISED THEM TO PREPARE GUIDELINES FOR SELLERS, SETTING OUT THE PLACES AND THE TIME FOR SELLING, AND THE COLLECTION POINTS FOR BAGS.
/ORGANISERS SHOULD
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