MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1989
DRAGON BOAT RACE ON SHING MUN RIVER
A LARGE-SCALE DRAGON BOAT RACE WILL BE HELD ON SHING MUN RIVER ON JUNE 18 TO CELEBRATE THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL.
THE RACE IS BEING ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN SPORTS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE AND FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD AND THE REGIONAL COUNCIL.
ASBOCIATION, SPONSORSHIP
LAST YEAR ABOUT 2,800 MEMBERS FROM 136 TEAMS TOOK PART DRAGON BOAT RACE.
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NOTE TO EDITORS:
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A PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE 1989 DRAGON RACE ON SHING MUN RIVER WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 22) IN THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, KCR HOUSE, SHA TIN STATION.
IT WILL BE HOSTED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE 1989 SHA TIN DRAGON BOAT RACE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE, MR SUM YUK-BIU, AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR WAI KWOK-HUNG.
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE PRESS CONFERENCE WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 3 PM.
QUARTERLY REPORT ON LABOUR FORCE CHARACTERISTICS PUBLISHED
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THE REPORT ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FOR OCTOBER-DECEMBER 1988, CONTAINING STATISTICS ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT UNDEREMPLOYMENT FOR THE QUARTER, HAS BEEN PUBLISHED.
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IT ALSO CONTAINS DETAILED ANALYSIS OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR FORCE, INCLUDING THEIR AGE AND SEX STRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ACTIVITY STATUS, OCCUPATION, INDUSTRY, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK AND MONTHLY EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS.
THE REASON FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND DURATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE UNEMPLOYED ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
COPIES OF THE REPORT AT $10 GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, CENTRAL.
BACH CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE GPO BUILDING,
CONNAUGHT PLACE,
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