WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1979
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CROSS HARBOUR SWIMS IN TAI PO AND SAI KUNG
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HUNDREDS OF SWIMMING ENTHUSIASTS FROM URBAN HONG KONG WILL COMPETE WITH THEIR RURAL COUNTERPARTS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIPS OF TWO MAJOR CROSS-HARBOUR SWIMS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ON SUNDAY (AUGUST 26).
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THE BIG RACES IN TAI PO AND SAI KUNG FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS YEAR'S SUMMER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE TWO DISTRICTS.
THEY HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICTS' SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE FINANCIAL BACKING OF THE LOCAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS TO PROMOTE SWIMMING AS A HEALTHY SPORT FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND RESIDENTS IN RURAL DISTRICTS IN PARTICULAR.
THE TAI PO RACE, HELD ANNUALLY FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS WILL TAKE PLACE AT TOLO HARBOUR AND SOME 400 KEEN SWIMMERS ARE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE.
THE RACE WILL START AT 10.30 A.M. AT THE HA HANG RECLAMATION NEAR THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE FROM WHERE CONTESTANTS WILL SWIM ABOUT 2,000 METRES ACROSS TOLO HARBOUR TO FINISH AT YUEN CHAU TSA I.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES WILL ADDRESS THE PARTICIPANTS AND MRS. AKERS-JONES PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS AT 12 NOON.
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THE SAI KUNG CROSS-HARBOUR SWIM - THE FIRST OF ITS KIND EVER HELD IN THE DISTRICT HAS ALSO ATTRACTED SOME 180 PARTICIPANTS WHO WILL COMPETE FOR THE TOP TITLES IN THE 1,300-METRE RACE.
IT WILL START AT 11 A.M. AT PAK SHA CHAU AND FINISH AT THE SAI KUNG RECLAMATION PIER.
THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHN TODD WILL SIGNAL THE START OF THE SWIM AND LATER PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS.
AT 1 P.M. ON THE SAME DAY, THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNMENT RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE AND LOCAL RURAL COMMITTEES, WILL HOLD THE 4TH ISLANDS DISTRICT SWIMMING GALA AT THE ABERDEEN SWIMMING POOL IN WONG CHUK HANG.
MORE THAN 200 COMPETITORS COMPRISING MAINLY STUDENTS AND YOUNG WORKERS FROM THE ISLANDS DISTRICT WILL TAKE PART IN A SERIES OF EVENTS INCLUDING A 200-METRE RELAY.
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