TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1986
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ALL READY FOR SAI KUNG DRAGON BOAT RACES
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DETAILS OF THE 1986 SAI KUNG DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY (JUNE 6) AT THE HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED (HAECO) PREMISES IN KOWLOON CITY.
THE DRAGON BOAT RACES HAVE BEEN SPONSORED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD AND HAECO, AND ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT DRAGON BOAT RACING ASSOCIATION UNDER THE SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE. A SPECIAL RACE WILL BE HELD DURING THE FESTIVAL TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE OXFAM CHARITY ORGANISATION,
THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE ATTENDED BY SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN HO: CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE SAI KUNG RURAL COMMITTEE, MR LAU WAN-HEI AND MR CHAN KWAI-SANG, DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HAECO, MR GRAHAM HOWAT AND EDUCATION AND INFORMATION OFFICER OF OXFAM, MR PAUL CHU.
AFTER THE PRESS CONFERENCE, AN EXHIBITION ON PAST TRIUMPHS OF SAI KUNG DRAGON BOAT TEAMS AND THE WORK OF OXFAM WILL BE HELD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE EXHIBITION ON FRIDAY AT 3 PM. THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED (HAECO), HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 60 CONCORDE ROAD, KOWLOON CITY. TRANSPORT FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WILL LEAVE BY 2 PM FROM THE KOWLOON PUBLIC PIER, TSIM SHA TSUI. LATE ARRIVALS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE HAECO BUILDING AS SPECIAL PASSES WILL HAVE TO BE ARRANGED.
FIRE OFFICERS TO ATTEND CONVENTION IN PEKING
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TWO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE FIRE SERVICES WILL ATTEND A CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION ON FIRE SERVICES TECHNOLOGY IN PEKING FROM TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) TO JUNE 9.
THE CHIEF FIRE OFFICER OF THE NEW TERRITORIES COMMAND, MR CHEUNG SHU-SHING, AND THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL OFFICER OF THE COMMUNICATION CENTRE, MR HSU KING-PING, WILL JOIN FIRE FIGHTING AND FIRE SAFETY CONSULTANTS AND EXPERTS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES AT THE CONVENTION.
MR CHEUNG WILL GIVE AN ADDRESS ON THE ORGANISATION OF HONG KONG'S FIRE SERVICES.
ADVANCED FIRE-FIGHTING