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SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1983
AT THE SAME TIME IN KOWLOON PARK, TSIM SHA TSUI, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN AND OTHER GUESTS STARTED THE CELEBRATION. APART FROM A BAND PERFORMANCE, 14 ACTIVITIES SUCH AS POTTED SPORTS FOR CHILDREN, A MINI PRIX AND BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS WERE HELD.
MOST OF THE ACTIVITIES ORGANISED FOR EAST NEW TERRITORIES WERE HELD AT THE FANLING RECREATION GROUND, WHERE A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG AND OTHER COMMUNITY LEADERS OFFICIATED.
THE CELEBRATION, WHICH STARTED AT 10 AM, INCLUDED ORIENTAL DANCE PERFORMANCES, MODEL AIRCRAFT DEMONSTRATION, POTTED SPORTS FOR THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN, AND DISCO ROLLER-SKATING. SAILING AND CANOEING ACTIVITIES WERE HELD AT THE DEPARTMENT'S TAI MEI TUK WATER SPORTS CENTRE IN TAI PO.
TWENTY EVENTS WERE ORGANISED FOR RESIDENTS OF WEST NEW TERRITORIES. THE OPENING CEREMONY TOOK PLACE AT THE YUEN LONG SWIMMING POOL, WHERE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR LAU WONG-FAT AND OTHER GUESTS OFFICIATED.
THE OPENING CEREMONY AT VICTORIA PARK ON HONG KONG ISLAND WAS PERFORMED BY THE PRESIDENT, AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG, MR A. DE O. SALES.
ABOUT 20 ACTIVITIES WERE HELD FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
DRAGON BOATS RACE ON SOUTH LAMMA
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CHEERS AND APPLAUSE FILLED THE AIR AT LUK CHAU ON SOUTH LAMMA TODAY (SATURDAY) AS DRAGON BOATS +BATTLED WITH EACH OTHER IN A SERIES OF RACES.
SIXTEEN TEAMS, REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, TOOK PART.
TODAY'S EVENT, APART FROM HERALDING THE TRADITIONAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL ON WEDNESDAY, WAS HELD TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF TIN HAU, THE GODDESS OF HEAVEN.
THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR WILLIAM YAP, PRESENTED PENNANTS TO TEAM MEMBERS AND LATER PERFORMED A +FÅ PAU+ DRAW.
THE RACES AND THE +FA PAU+ DRAW WERE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SOUTH LAMMA RURAL COMMITTEE AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND WAS PARTLY FINANCED BY THE ISLANDS DISTRICT BOARD.