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THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1988
THE TEAMS INCLUDE SEVEN IN THE LARGE BOAT CATEGORY, AT LEAST SIX MEDIUM BOATS IN THE INVITATION CATEGORY, AND BOATS IN THE OPEN CATEGORY, AS WELL AS 10 PHOENIX BOATS.
THERE ARE 30 MEDIUM
THEY WILL COMPETE IN 21 EVENTS. THE COURSE FOR THE LARGE AND MEDIUM BOATS IS 400 METRES. PHOENIX BOATS WILL RACE OVER 200 METRES.
THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE PROGRAMME WILL BE AN INVITATION RACE IN WHICH TEAMS REPRESENTING THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD, GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND TELEVISION BROADCASTS LTD WILL TAKE PART.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID FORD, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY. THE RACES WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE BY TVB.
AS A LARGE CROWD IS EXPECTED, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE URGED TO MAKE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT BY TAKING BUSES 52, 52M, 53 AND 62 TO REACH THE VENUE.
THE RACES ARE ORGANISED BY THE TUEN MUN DRAGON BOAT RACES COMMITTEE AND SPONSORED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE BUDGET FOR THE RACES IS $800,000, OF WHICH $220,000 COMES FROM THE SIR DAVID TRENCH FUND, $140,000 FROM THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND $80,000 IS SPONSORED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD.
THE REMAINING AMOUNT
ORGANISATIONS AND ENTHUSIASTS.
IS SPONSORED BY VARIOUS LOCAL
THIS YEAR'S BUDGET ALSO COVERS THE CONSTRUCTION COST OF THE "DRAGON BOAT HOTEL", A PERMANENT STORAGE SHED FOR DRAGON BOATS IN PILLAR POINT.
TO MARK THE OPENING OF THE "DRAGON BOAT HOTEL" AND THE ENTRY OF FOUR NEW DRAGON BOATS IN THE RACES, A COMBINED EYE-DOTTING AND OPENING CEREMONY WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR MICHAEL SUEN, AT 11 AM TOMORROW (FRIDAY) IN PILLAR POINT, NEAR LUNG MUN ROAD.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE "DRAGON BOAT HOTEL" AND THE EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY FOR FOUR NEW DRAGON BOATS TOMORROW (FRIDAY) AT 11 AM IN PILLAR POINT NEAR LUNG MUN ROAD.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO ASSEMBLE AT 10 AM AT THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, GOVERNMENT OFFICES BUILDING, NO. 1 TUEN HI ROAD, WHERE TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED TO TAKE THEM TO NIE VENUE.