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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1981
ENTRIES INVITED FOR TOLO HARBOUR CANOE RACES
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ENTRIES ARE BEING INVITED FOR THE EIGHTH TOLO HARBOUR CANOE RACES TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 29 (SUNDAY).
THE ANNUAL EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE OUTWARD BOUND (ALUMNI) ASSOCIATION (OBAA) AND SPONSORED BY TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD.
THE RACES WILL TAKE PLACE AT TAI PO KAU AND INCLUDE A LONG DISTANCE EVENT FOR MEN, A LONG DISTANCE EVENT FOR WOMEN, SHORT DISTANCE EVENTS, MIXED DOUBLES, SINGLES, SENIOR, JUNIOR AND OPEN EVENTS- AND A 30-KILOMETRE RACE.
THE COURSE FOR THE 30-KILOMETRE RACE WILL BE FROM ISLAND HOUSE TO NAI CHUNG, LAI CHI CHONG, TAI MEI TUK, MA SHI CHAU AND BACK TO ISLAND HOUSE.
COURSES FOR OTHER EVENTS WILL RANGE FROM 500 METRES TO 21
KILOMETRES.
WINNERS WILL BE AWARDED PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS AND THE TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF POINTS WILL RECEIVE THE OBAA CUP.
LAST YEAR, 320 CONTESTANTS TOOK PART IN THE RACES. THE WINNER OF THE CUP WAS KWUN TONG SWIMMING CLUB.
APPLICATIONS TO ENTER SHOULD BE MADE DIRECT TO THE OBAA OR THROUGH THE HONG KONG CANOE UNION. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 4).
THE OBAA, FORMED IN JANUARY, 1971, HAS FIVE INTEREST GROUPS: CANCE INTEREST GROUP MOUNTAINEERING INTEREST GROUP SPORTS INTEREST GROUP SOCIAL SERVICES GROUP- AND SAILING ACTIVITIES GROUP.
JOINTLY WITH GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THE ASSOCIATION ORGANISES A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES SUCH AS CANOE ING, ROCK-CLIMBING, HIKING, CAMPING, SAILING AND ORIENTEERING FOR WORKING AND UNDER-PRIVILEGED YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR DAVID AKERS-JONES, IS HONORARY ADVISER OF THE ASSOCIATION.
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