THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1985
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ENTRIES SOUGHT FOR DRAGON BOAT RACE
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APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR THE ANNUAL SAI KUNG DRAGON BOAT RACE TO BE HELD ON JUNE 22.
LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, COMMERCIAL FIRMS AND BANKS AS WELL AS NON-PROFIT MAKING COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS AND POST-SECONDARY SCHOOLS OUTSIDE SAI KUNG DISTRICT ARE WELCOME TO ENTER THE RACE.
SPONSORED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT DRAGON BOAT RACING ASSOCIATION UNDER THE SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE.
WINNING TEAMS FROM BOTH THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S DIVISIONS WILL REPRESENT SAI KUNG DISTRICT IN THE INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACE ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION.
THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES IN THE MEN'S DIVISION IS LIMITED TO 24 AND THE WOMEN'S SIX. THE RACE WILL BE HELD OVER A 1 300- METRE COURSE FROM YEUNG CHAU ISLAND TO THE SEA FRONT OF SAI KUNG TOWN.
ENTRANCE FEES FOR LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND WOMEN'S TEAMS IS $200- FOR NON-PROFIT MAKING COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS $500% AND FOR ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL FIRMS AND BANKS $3 000.
COMPETING TEAMS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH BOATS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT, AND WILL BE ALLOCATED PRACTICE TIMES.
THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS MAY 8 AND APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE IN PO TUNG ROAD, SAI KUNG TOWN. FURTHER ENQUIRIES CAN BE DIRECTED TO MS HO MUK-LAN ON 3-2811762.
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