MONDAY, MAY 25, 1987
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DRAGON BOAT RACES IN EASTERN DISTRICT
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RESIDENTS IN EASTERN DISTRICT WILL CELEBRATE TUEN NG FESTIVAL EARLIER THAN USUAL WITH DRAGON BOAT RACES IN CHAI WAN ON FRIDAY (MAY 29) AND IN SHAU KEI WAN ON SATURDAY.
THE CHAI WAN DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 11.30 AM TO 4.30 PM AT THE CHAI WAN CARGO HANDLING BASIN AND THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR DAVID JEAFFRESON, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS.
ON SATURDAY, THE SHAU KEI WAN FISHERMEN DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL BE HELD FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM AT THE WATER COURSE OUTSIDE THE BREAKWATER OF ALDRICH BAY.
THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL T.A. BOAM, WILL PRESENT THE SIR EDWARD YOUDE CUP TO THE WINNING TEAM OF THE LARGE BOAT RACES.
A TOTAL OF 18 TEAMS OF LARGE BOATS COMING FROM ALL OVER THE TERRITORY AND 27 TEAMS OF MEDIUM SIZED BOATS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS WILL BE COMPETING IN THE RACES TO BE HELD IN BOTH CHAI WAN AND SHAU KEI WAN.
THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD HAD SUBSIDISED $20 000 FOR THE FISHERMEN SOCIETY OF HONG KONG AND THE CHAI WAN FISHERMEN RECREATION CLUB TO ORGANISE THE DRAGON BOAT RACES IN THE DISTRICT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER BOTH EVENTS.
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR DAVID JEAFFRESON, WILL ARRIVE AT THE CHAI WAN CARGO HANDLING BASIN (NEXT TO THE OLD CHAI WAN FERRY PIER) AT 3.30 PM ON FRIDAY, WHILE THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES MAJOR-GENERAL T.A. BOAM, WILL ARRIVE AT THE VIP STAND ON BOARD A HYF FERRY NEXT TO THE SHAU KEI WAN WHOLESALE FISH MARKET AT 3.30 PM ON SATURDAY.
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