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SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1994

OF

AS SHORT-TERM SOLUTIONS, MEMBERS ARE IN SUPPORT STANDARDISING THE PROVISIONAL SALES AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND THE FORM FOR INSPECTING A FLAT PUT UP FOR SALE VIA AN ESTATE AGENT.

THE WORKING GROUP IS ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE IDEA THAT THE TRADE ASSOCIATION SHOULD DRAW UP A CODE OF PRACTICE AND PRACTISING GUIDELINES FOR THE TRADE.

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COSMOPOLITAN SIGNAL SQUADRON FORMS UP

THREE GURKHA SIGNAL SQUADRONS WILL AMALGAMATE AT AN EARLY MORNING PARADE ON TUESDAY (JUNE 28) AT THE HEADQUARTERS BRITISH FORCES TO FORM THE HONG KONG GURKHA SIGNAL SQUADRON.

THE NEW SQUADRON WILL BE A TRULY COSMOPOLITAN ORGANISATION COMPRISING GURKHAS, CHINESE AND BRITISH SOLDIERS, INCLUDING WOMEN SIGNALLERS, AND A NUMBER OF CHINESE CIVILIANS. UNIQUELY, THE BRITISH AND CHINESE SOLDIERS WILL PARADE IN GURKHA DRILL AT THE CEREMONY TO BE TAKEN BY THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES,

JOHN MAJOR-GENERAL SIR

FOLEY.

THE 134-STRONG SQUADRON WILL COMPRISE FOUR BRITISH OFFICERS, THREE QUEEN'S GURKHA OFFICERS, 71 GURKHA SOLDIERS, 24 BRITISH SOLDIERS AND 13 CHINESE SOLDIERS FROM THE HONG

MILITARY SERVICE CORPS, TOGETHER WITH 19 CHINESE CIVILIAN STAFF.

KONG

THE AMALGAMATION OF 246, 247 AND 248 GURKHA SIGNAL SQUADRONS IS A FURTHER STEP IN THE REORGANISATION OF THE DOWN TOWARDS 1997.

GARRISON AS IT RUNS

PREVIOUSLY BASED AT THE PRINCE OF

THE NEW SQUADRON, ELEMENTS OF WHICH WERE GUN CLUB HILL BARRACKS IN KOWLOON, WILL BE LOCATED AT WALES BARRACKS IN CENTRAL.

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

ARE YOUR

AMALGAMATION PARADE

INVITED ΤΟ

SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER AT THE PRINCE OF WALES BARRACKS

THE

ON TUESDAY

(JUNE 28).

REPORTERS THE PARADE COMMENCES AT 7 AM AND

AND PHOTOGRAPHERS PRINCE OF WALES BARRACKS SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE MAIN GATE, THAN 6.40 AM. JSPRS REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE ON HAND TO ESCORT THEM THE PARADE.

NO LATER

TO

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