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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1986
THIS YEAR 47 TEAMS HAVE ENTERED THE COMPETITION: FIVE IN LARGE BOATS, 33 IN MEDIUM BOATS, AND NINE IN PHOENIX BOATS. THE COURSE FOR BOTH LARGE AND MEDIUM BOATS COVERS 400 METRES, AND FOR PHOENIX BOATS IT IS 200 METRES.
THE RACES HAVE BEEN ORGANISED BY THE 1986 TUEN MUN DRAGON BOAT RACE COMMITTEE AT A COST OF ABOUT $277 000. OF THIS, $55 000 WAS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, AND THE REST WAS SPONSORED BY VARIOUS LOCAL BODIES AND ORGANISATIONS.
MORE THAN 10 000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH THE RACES ALONG THE SEASHORE.
BETWEEN 7.30 AM AND 1.30 PM ON THE FESTIVAL DAY, BUS ROUTES 59 AND 61A WILL BE DIVERTED VIA WU KING ROAD AND WU SHAN ROAD. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC GOING TO THE RACES ARE URGED TO USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT ROUTES 59, 61A AND 59B.
TO MARK THE ENTRY OF FOUR NEW DRAGON BOATS IN THIS YEAR'S RACES, AN EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR PETER NG, AT 11 AM ON MONDAY (JUNE 9) AT THE JETTY PIER NEAR WU KING ESTATE.
THE NEW BOATS, INCLUDING ONE LARGE AND THREE MEDIUM DRAGON BOATS, WERE DONATED TO THE RACE COMMITTEE BY SINO LAND COMPANY LIMITED, SUN HUNG KA! PROPERTIES LIMITED, CHUNG WAH SHIPBUILDING AND ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED, AND CASTLE PEAK BAY HOP YEE TONG.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY FOR THE FOUR NEW DRAGON BOATS ON MONDAY AT 11 AM AT THE JETTY PIER IN AREA 44 (NEAR WU KING ESTATE) IN TUEN MUN, MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO ARRIVE BY 10.45 AM,
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EARLIER BOAT RACES IN EASTERN DISTRICT
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RESIDENTS IN EASTERN DISTRICT WILL CELEBRATE TUEN NG FESTIVAL EARLIER THAN USUAL WITH DRAGON BOATS RACES IN SHAU KEI WAN ON SUNDAY (JUNE 8) AND IN CHAI WAN ON MONDAY.
THE SHAU KEI WAN FISHERMEN DRAGON BOAT RACES, AN ANNUAL EVENT FOR LOCAL FISHERFOLK, WILL BE HELD AT THE WATER COURSE OUTSIDE THE BREAKWATER OF ALDRICH BAY.
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