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TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1989
THE ROUTES AFFECTED INCLUDE KMB ROUTES 48, 70, 89R AND 284; TUNNEL BUS 170; GMB 68K, 65K AND 67K.
72A, 73A, 81K,
IN ADDITION, CYCLE TRACKS ALONG BOTH BANKS OF SHING MUN RIVER BETWEEN SAND MARTIN BRIDGE AND BANYAN BRIDGE WILL ALSO BE CLOSED.
IN TAI PO SPECIAL
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BETWEEN 7 AM AND 5 PM ON THURSDAY (JUNE 8) IN CONNECTION WITH THE TAI PO DRAGON BOAT RACE.
THE ARRANGEMENTS ARE: DAI HEI STREET, DAI KING STREET AND DAI KWAI STREET SOUTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH DAI CHEONG STREET WILL BE CLOSED AND CYCLISTS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE.
TRAFFIC CONGESTION MAY OCCUR ALONG TING KOK ROAD NEAR THE TAI PO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE AND ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES WILL BE TOWED AWAY.
THE PUBLIC ARE URGED TO USE KMB ROUTE 72K OR OTHER PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO GO TO THE VENUE.
SDA TO ATTEND ABERDEEN DRAGON BOAT RACE
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THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO, WILL ATTEND THE ABERDEEN DRAGON BOAT RACE ON THURSDAY (JUNE 8) IN CELEBRATION OF THE TUEN NG FESTIVAL.
THE RACE PROGRAMME HAS ATTRACTED A TOTAL OF 76 TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RACES WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ALONG A 330-METRE COURSE OFF THE ABERDEEN WATERFRONT.
THERE WILL BE EIGHT TEAMS COMPETING IN THE LARGE-BOAT DIVISION AND 68 TEAMS CONTESTING IN THE MEN'S OPEN, MEN'S AMATEUR, LADIES' OPEN AND INVITATION SECTIONS OF THE MEDIUM-BOAT DIVISION.
THE HEATS WILL BE HELD IN THE MORNING SESSION AND THE FINALS WILL START AT 3 PM. THE OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD AT 4.15 PM.
PRESENTATION ΤΟ BE HELD
MR LIAO WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE
AT THE END OF THE RACES, AT ABOUT 4.30 PM.
ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICER, MRS MAUREEN CHAN; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HUI YUNG-CHUNG; LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MRS SO CHAU YIM-PING; AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ABERDEEN DRAGON BOAT RACE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR HO CHUNG-TUNG,
THE ORGANISERS
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