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TUESDAY, JUNE 14, 1988
DRAGON BOAT EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY HELD IN SAI KUNG
MUNN, AND EYES OF A
THE
NEW
CHRISTOPHER THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WILLIAM WAN, DOTTED THE DRAGON BOAT TODAY (TUESDAY) AT THE SAI KUNG TOWN NEW PUBLIC PIER.
THE BOAT WAS DONATED BY AN ELECTRONICS COMPANY TO THE SAI
OF FIBRE GLASS, AND DRAGON BOAT RACING ASSOCIATION. IT IS MADE ABOUT 14.6 METRES LONG AND 1.2 METRES WIDE.
COSTING ABOUT $36,000, THE BOAT WILL MAKE ITS DEBUT IN THE KUNG DRAGON BOAT RACES ON SATURDAY (JUNE 18).
KUNG
IS
SAI
A TOTAL OF 27 TEAMS HAVE ENTERED FOR
OPEN TEAMS WILL TAKE PART IN THE MEN'S WILL COMPETE FOR THE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP.
THE RACES. TWENTY-THREE
AND COMPETITION
FOUR TEAMS
OFF
KUNG
THE EVENTS WILL BE HELD FROM 9 AM
SAI THE
WATERFRONT. COMPETITORS
OVER A
1,000-METRE HAVE ALREADY
COURSE STARTED
PRACTICE SESSIONS.
THE OFFICIATING GUEST
AT THE RACES
WILL BE THE COMMANDER
BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL GARRY JOHNSON.
THE
ORGANISED BY THE SAI KUNG DRAGON BOAT RACING ASSOCIATION,
SAI KUNG DISTRICT BOARD, THE REGIONAL
RACES ARE SPONSORED BY THE
COUNCIL AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
WATER CUT IN KWUN TONG
* * *
FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN KWUN TONG WILL BE TURNED OFF TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) FROM 11 PM TO 6 AM THE NEXT DAY FOR LEAKAGE TEST.
THE SUSPENSION WILL AFFECT SHUN LEE ESTATE, SHUN CHI COURT SHUN LEE ESTATE TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.
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