SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1984
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RACE TO BE STAGED ON ISLAND CORRIDOR
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A RACE AND A WALK WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 3 (SUNDAY) ALONG THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR'S CAUSEWAY BAY TO TAI KOO SHING SECTION WHICH WILL BE OFFICIALLY OPENED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FIVE DAYS LATER.
PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING, WORKING OR STUDYING IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT ARE INVITED TO TAKE PART IN THE TWO-HOUR EVENT, STARTING AT 2 PM.
THE TWO COMPETITIONS WILL BE DIVIDED INTO MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS OF DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE A SECTION FOR 20-MEMBER TEAMS.
THERE WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF 1 000 PARTICIPANTS IN EACH COMPETITION, AND APPLICANTS WILL BE ACCEPTED ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST- SERVED BASIS.
PARTICIPANTS FOR THE THREE-KILOMETRE WALK WILL START FROM THE HING FAT STREET SECTION TO NORTH POINT ROAD SECTION AND BACK TO THE STARTING POINT.
RUNNERS FOR THE FIVE-KILOMETRE RACE WILL REACH THE HEALTHY STREET SECTION BEFORE RETURNING TO THE STARTING POINT AT HING FAT STREET.
A PRIZE-PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 4 PM IN THE VICTORIA PARK.
THE EVENT IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE LOCAL DISTRICT BOARD, EASTERN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION, THE POLICE, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE EASTERN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICE, AND THE AMATEUR ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION.
APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE RACE AND THE WALK CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE EASTERN DISTRICT OFFICE'S MAIN OFFICE IN KING'S ROAD, OR ITS THREE SUB-OFFICES IN CAUSEWAY BAY, SHAU KEI WAN AND CHAI WAN: THE EASTERN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION AT 664 KING'S ROAD; AND THE EASTERN DISTRICT RECREATION AND SPORTS OFFICE.
FURTHER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED BY DIALLING 5-637161 OR 5-641543.
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