WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1994
10.10 AM
VISIT TO WAH KWAI ESTATE, ABERDEEN
2.45 PM
10.30 PM
VISIT TO KADOORIE FARM, TAI PO
DEPARTURE FOR LONDON, BA28
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD BY 8.15 AM. PRESS TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED
*POOL COVERAGE ONLY
AIRPORT PRESS ROOM AT 9 PM
DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE MEDIA TO COVER EACH OF THE ABOVE FUNCTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SEPARATELY.
ROYAL
PRINCE OF WALES TAKES SALUTE AT LAST RECRUIT PARADE
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HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, COLONEL-IN-CHIEF OF THE GURKHA RIFLES, WILL TAKE THE SALUTE AT THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF THE LAST GURKHA RECRUITS TO BE TRAINED IN HONG KONG.
THE PARADE WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY (NOVEMBER 8} AT MALAYA LINES, HEADQUARTERS OF THE TRAINING DEPOT BRIGADE OF GURKHAS.
AND
PRINCE CHARLES WILL COMMISSION NEW QUEEN'S GURKHA OFFICERS AWARD LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS AS WELL AS PRESENTING AWARDS TO THE TOP RECRUITS IN THIS YEAR'S INTAKE.
THE TRAINING DEPOT BRIGADE OF GURKHAS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL TRAINING ACTIVITIES, FROM NEW RECRUITS TO OFFICERS. THE DEPOT MOVED FROM MALAYA TO HONG KONG IN 1972. SINCE THEN SOME 9,000 NEW RECRUITS HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN THE TERRITORY.
WITH THE DRAWDOWN OF THE BRIGADE OF GURKHAS, IN RECENT YEARS THE ANNUAL INTAKE OF NEW RECRUITS HAS BEEN 153 PER ANNUM AND RECRUITS UNDERGO 40 WEEKS OF TRAINING BEFORE THEY ARE POSTED TO THEIR NEW UNITS.
NEW RECRUIT TRAINING COVERS BASIC INFANTRY SKILLS, LANGUAGE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS BUT THE TRAINING DEPOT ALSO RUNS A WIDE VARIETY OF COURSES FOR NON-COMMISSION OFFICERS AND POTENTIAL OFFICERS INCLUDING A COMMISSIONING COURSE FOR QUEEN'S GURKHA OFFICERS, A PLATOON SERGEANTS' BATTLE COURSE, SECTION COMMANDERS' BATTLE COURSE AND NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE TRAINING.
THE DEPOT ALSO ADMINISTERS THE KADOORIE FARM RESETTLEMENT COURSE FOR GURKHAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE ARMY.
THE PRESENT DEPOT WILL CLOSE AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND RECRUIT TRAINING IN FUTURE WILL BE CONDUCTED AT CHURCH CROOKHAM IN ENGLAND.
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