MONDAY, MAY 31, 1976
DRAGON BOAT RACES ON WEDNESDAY GOVERNOR TO ATTEND RACES AT TUEN MUN
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DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL BE HELD AT FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ON WEDNESDAY WHICH IS TUEN NG OR DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL. THEY ARE TUEN MUN, TAI PO, TAI O AND CHEUNG CHAU.
THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL ATTEND THE RACES
AT TUEN MUN AND PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNING TEAMS.
HEATS BEGIN AT 10.30 A.M. AND THE GOVERNOR WILL ARRIVE AT 12 NOON IN TIME TO WATCH AN EXHIBITION RACE AND THE FINALS OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES CUP AND THE TUEN MUN CUP.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES WILL TAKE PLACE AT 12.30 P.M. LATER, THE GOVERNOR WILL HAVE LUNCH AT THE HOME OF THE DISTRICT OFFICER TUEN MUN, MR HUGH WALKER, AT WHICH MORE THAN 50 GUESTS WILL BE PRESENT.
THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, LIEUTENANT GENERAL J.A. ARCHER, WILL BE THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE TAI PO RACES, WHICH ARE DUE TO START AT 10 A.M.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL ALSO ATTEND.
PRESENTATION OF PRIZES BY THE C.B.F. WILL TAKE PLACE AT NOON, FOLLOWING WHICH GUESTS WILL BE ENTERTAINED TO LUNCH AT ISLAND HOUSE, MR AKERS-JONES'S HOME.
THE RACES AT TAI O BEGIN AT 12 NOON AND THOSE AT CHEUNG CHAU WILL START AT 2.30 P.M. OFFICIALS FROM THE GOVERNMENT, HEUNG YEE KUK, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, ARMY AND THE CONSULAR CORPS WILL ATTEND AND PRESENT PRIZES.
TWO VISITING MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. MR KENNETH BAKER AND MR NORMAN LAMONT, WILL WATCH THE RACES AT TUEN MUN.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS IN SAN PO KONG
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TRAFFIC TURNING RIGHT FROM CHOI HUNG ROAD INTO TAI YAU STREET WILL BE TEMPORARILY BANNED FROM 10 A.M. TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
THIS ARRANGEMENT IS INTENDED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE JUNCTION OF PO KONG VILLAGE ROAD AND CHOI HUNG
ROAD.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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