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Hong Kong radio station broadcasts to the Front Line
What is thought to be Hong Kong's first direct contribution to the United Nations effort in Bosnia Herzegovina begins this week when a local radio station starts daily satellite transmission to the war-torn country.
The troops from 28 Transport Squadron, The Queen's Own Gurkha Transport Regiment are based in Colchester in England, and have deployed as part of the British Force supporting the UN in Bosnia on Operation Grapple.
The British Forces Broadcasting Station (BFBS) runs a 24-hour a day English radio service in the British sector of Bosnia and Croatia for UK troops.
From Wednesday (April 19) the headquarters of the BFBS Nepali service, which is in Hong Kong, will provide a 10-minute programme of Nepali news and requests for the approximately 100 Gurkha troops on duty in this operational area.
The programme will be produced each weekday at BFBS in Hong Kong and sent alive, using satellite links to Bosnia via London, and is to be presented by Mrs Sudha Gurung who has been with BFBS for five
years.
The programme will only be heard in Bosnia by UN's Nepali Army contingent and a number of ex- British Gurkhas who now work in the country as civilian employees of the UN.
Network Director of the Nepali Service, Mr Kishore Gurung, an ex-Serviceman himself says:
"The boys in the field will be working hard supporting the UN humanitarian effort. When they do get time off, news from home is vital. We are delighted to be able to offer this service of keeping them in touch with home."
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