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MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1989
LARGEST DRAGON BOAT RACES IN TUEN MUN
WITH A TOTAL OF 64 DRAGON BOATS TAKING PART IN THE COMING THE RACES MUN DISTRICT DRAGON BOAT RACES ON THURSDAY (JUNE 8), BE THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND EVER IN THE DISTRICT.
TUEN WILL
BOAT,
IN THE CASTLE PEAK THE RACES WILL BE HELD FROM 9 AM TO 1 PM BAY TYPHOON SHELTER OFF SAM SHING ESTATE AND WILL INCLUDE LARGE INVITATION, OPEN, AND PHEONIX BOAT CATEGORIES.
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT 12.45 PM.
WILL OFFICIATE
ALL RACES WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE BY TELEVISION BROADCAST LTD.
ON THAT DAY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO GO TO THE VENUE
TRANSPORT BY TAKING BUS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE FULL USE OF PUBLIC
CAN ARRIVE THERE ROUTE NUMBERS 52, 52M AND 63 WHILE LOCAL RESIDENTS BY ROUTE NUMBERS A59, 559 AND 521.
BOAT FOR $200,000 FROM THE REGIONAL THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD FOR THAT HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY LOCAL
THE BUDGET FOR THE RACES IS $630,000. THE TUEN MUN DRAGON RACES ORGANISING COMMITTEE APPLIED COUNCIL AND $100,000 FROM PURPOSE. THE REMAINING AMOUNT ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS.
TO MARK THE
OF THREE LAUNCHING EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY WAS HELD THIS (MONDAY) MORNING.
NEW DRAGON
BOATS,
AN
OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WERE TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICER,
CHAIRMAN, MR LAU WONG-FAT; JOHN WAN; TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MR TAI CHIN-WAH,
MR
AND
NOTE TO EDITORS:
WILL OFFICIATE BOAT RACES BAY TYPHOON SHELTER FACING
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE TUEN MUN DRAGON ON THURSDAY (JUNE 81 IN THE CASTLE PEAK BAM SHING ESTATE.
THE CEREMONY WHICH WILL BEGIN AT YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER
AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE 12.45 PM, PRESS BADGES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED THE VENUE AND GIS STAFF WILL BE THERE TO GIVE ASSISTANCE.
THIS
MEANWHILE, A PICTURE ON WILL BE SENT BY FACSIMILE LATER TODAY.
MORNING'S
BYE-DOTTING
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CEREMONY
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