TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1981
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ENTRIES INVITED FOR SAI KUNG CROSS-HARBOUR SWIM
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ENTRIES ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR A CROSS HARBOUR SWIM TO BE HELD AT SAI KUNG ON SUNDAY, JULY 12.
MORE THAN 200 ENTRIES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED SO FAR FOR THE EVENT ORGANISED BY SAI KUNG SPORTS ASSOCIATION WITH DISTRICT BOARD SPONSORSHIP.
IT IS HOPED THAT THERE WILL BE ABOUT 300 PARTICIPANTS.
THE 1 300-METRE COURSE IS FROM PAK SHA CHAU TO SAI KUNG RECLAMATION PIER.
THE RACE IS DIVIDED INTO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS. WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST 15 TO FINISH IN BOTH SECTIONS. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE SOUVENIRS.
RACE.
TROPHIES
LIFE-SAVING BOATS WILL ESCORT THE ENTRANTS THROUGHOUT THE
PEOPLE WISHING TO ENTER CAN NOW REGISTER WITH SAI KUNG COMMUNITY CENTRE (TEL: 3-2811762).
THE RACE WILL BE STARTED AT NOON BY SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR CHAN SUI-JEUNG.
PART,
WHEN THE EVENT WAS FIRST HELD IN 1979, 180 SWIMMERS TOOK
LAST YEAR THERE WERE 200 ENTRANTS.
LAST YEAR THE WINNING TIME IN THE MEN'S SECTION WAS 17 MINUTES 33.8 SECONDS, AND IN THE WOMEN'S SECTION WAS 21 MINUTES 31.3 SECONDS.