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SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1983
'COLOURED ROWING BOATS' TO COMPETE
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OVER 1 600 PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN +COLOURED BOAT ROWING COMPETITIONS TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18 (SUNDAY).
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT (RCD) AND CHEUNG CHAU COLOURED BOAT RACING ASSOCIATION, THE EVENT WILL BE HELD AT CHEUNG CHAU BAY FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM.
+ IT IS A RIGOROUS SPORT DEMANDING SKILL, STRENGTH AND COOPERATION AMONG CREW MEMBERS+, SAID A RCD SPOKESMAN.
+FOUR YEARS AGO IT WAS AN ACTIVITY KNOWN TO CHEUNG CHAU RESIDENTS, AND NOW IT HAS ATTRACTED TERRITORY-WIDE PARTICIPATION.+
THE COMPETITION, SPONSORED BY LIU CHONG HING BANK, WILL BE DIVIDED INTO TWO CATEGORIES. THE OPEN TEAM CATEGORY WILL BE FOR MEN, WOMEN, STUDENTS AND FISHERMEN'S GROUPS. EACH TEAM WILL BE MADE UP OF TEN MEMBERS.
THE INVITATIONAL TEAM CATEGORY WILL INCLUDE TEAMS FROM BANKS, THE EIGHT ISLANDS DISTRICTS, SOCIAL ORGANISATIONS AND COLOURED BOAT ASSOCIATION.
EACH APPLICANT CAN ENROL IN ONE OPEN GROUP TEAM AND ONE INVITATIONAL TEAM.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS AUGUST 26. PER TEAM IS $5.
THE ENTRY FEE
APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE RECREATION AND SPORTS SERVICE (ISLAND OFFICE) ON 2/F, CONNAUGHT BUILDING, 55 CONNAUGHT ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.
ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT 5-423085 OR 5-423609,
DISTRICT OFFICE HELPS DISTRIBUTE TICKETS
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TICKETS FOR FREE PERFORMANCES ORGANISED BY THE URBAN COUNCIL IN THE KO SHAN ROAD THEATRE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.
FOR EACH PERFORMANCE, 200 TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE, AND THERE WILL BE AN AVERAGE OF 10 PERFORMANCES EVERY MONTH, THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR ROGER GARCIA, SAID.
THE TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE LAST 10 DAYS OF EACH MONTH AT THE MAIN OFFICE'S PUBLIC ENQUIRY COUNTER AT 141-143 KAU PUI LUNG ROAD IN TO KWA WAN.
TICKETS FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT OFFICE, THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE DISTRICT'S ARTS AND CULTURE COUNCIL, RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL FOR THE WELFARE AND RECREATION OF THE ELDERLY WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE.
+WE SHALL ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SERVICE AFTER 12 MONTHS AND MAKE ANY CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS IF NECESSARY, HE SAID.