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FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1984
DRAGON BOAT ROWERS SOUGHT
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ROWERS ARE BEING INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE FIRST-EVER DRAGON BOAT RACE ALONG SHING MUN RIVER TO CELEBRATE THE FORTHCOMING TUEN NG FESTIVAL.
THE RACE, TO BE HELD ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 3 - A DAY BEFORE THE FESTIVAL WILL COVER 1 000 METRES, FROM THE SHING MUN RIVER MOUTH TO THE EASTERN COURSE OF THE RIVER NEAR THE SHA TIN FLOATING RESTAURANT.
THIRTEEN FIBRE-GLASS DRAGON BOATS, DONATED BY THE SUN HUNG KAI PROPERTIES COMPANY LIMITED, WILL BE USED IN THE RACE.
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE RACE TODAY, THE ORGANISER AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR ROGER LAU, SAID ABOUT $250 000 WOULD BE SPENT ON THE EVENT AND THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD HAD CONTRIBUTED $43 000 TOWARDS IT.
+THE SECTION OF THE 200-METRE-WIDE SHING MUN RIVER BETWEEN THE SHA TIN FLOATING RESTAURANT AND THE RIVER MOUTH HAS THE BEST WATER COURSE AND IS IDEAL FOR ROWING COMPETITIONS, HE SAID.
+SINCE THIS IS THE FIRST EVENT OF ITS KIND IN THE DISTRICT, WE EXPECT A LARGE CROWD OF SPECTATORS WILL TURN UP ON THAT DAY.+
AS A RESULT, HE SAID, A VACANT SITE LOCATED NEXT TO SHA TIN CITY ONE AND OPPOSITE TO THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE, WOULD BE USED TO ACCOMMODATE THE SPECTATORS.
FOR THE RACE, APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO FORM THEMSELVES INTO TEAMS OF 32 MEMBERS EACH.
APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE FROM MONDAY (APRIL 2).
THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATION IS APRIL 14.
THE TEAMS SELECTED WILL EACH HAVE TO PAY AN APPLICATION FEE OF $500 AND A DEPOSIT OF $1 000.
+TRAINING SESSIONS WILL THEN BE ARRANGED FOR EVERY PARTICIPATING TEAM, HE SAID.
ANY ENQUIRIES ON THE RACE CAN BE MADE TO THE SHA TIN RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICE AT 0-611465 AND 0-616871, OR THE DISTRICT OFFICE AT 0-6048087 EXT 331.
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