SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1986
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TAI PO LONG DISTANCE RUN
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ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FIRST TAI PO FESTIVAL DISTANCE RUN - WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY).
THE LONG
MORE THAN 400 PARTICIPANTS. WILL COMPETE IN THE RACE, WHICH COVERS A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES, FROM TAI MEI TUK WATER SPORTS CENTRE TO TIN HAU TEMPLE FUNG SHUI SQUARE.
THE LONG DISTANCE RUN IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD,
THE RACE IS DIVIDED INTO MEN'S JUNIOR GROUP, MEN'S OPEN GROUP, MEN'S SENIOR GROUP AND WOMEN'S OPEN GROUP.
GROUP.
PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE 10 FASTEST RUNNERS IN EACH
A SPECIAL PRIZE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO THE OLDEST PERSON WHO CAN FINISH THE JOURNEY.
TAI PO POLICE DIVISIONAL COMMANDER, MR JOHN BOYTON WILL OFFICIATE AT THE STARTING CEREMONY.
TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR THOMAS CHAN- SHATIN POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, MR JOHN GREENE- THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRST TAI PO FESTIVAL CENTRAL CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR HO YUNG- SANG, AND THE DISTRICT LEISURE MANAGER, MR MARCUS LEE, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE RACE
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE LONG DISTANCE RUN. WILL START AT 8.30 AM AT TAI MEI TUK WATER SPORTS CENTRE, YOU ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE EARLIER AS TING KOK ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC AT 8.15 AM.
THE PRIZE PRESENTATION WILL BE HELD AT THE TIN HAU TEMPLE FUNG SHUI SQUARE, TING KOK ROAD AT 10.30 AM.
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