THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1993
"WE PLAN TO VISIT ANOTHER 31 SCHOOLS IN THE NEAR FUTURE BEFORE THE SCHOOL TERM ENDS THIS YEAR, HE SAID.
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MR KAN APPEALED TO EMPLOYERS TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO ENSURE MACHINERY SAFETY AND URGED ALL WORKERS TO CO-OPERATE WITH EMPLOYERS IN TAKING NECESSARY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
HK DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL FOR NEW YORK CITY
THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE, NEW YORK, AND THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK ANNOUNCED THAT THE THIRD ANNUAL HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK WILL BE HELD FROM AUGUST 7 TO 15.
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THE FESTIVAL, SPONSORED BY HONGKONGBANK, USA, WILL FEATURE EXCITING DRAGON BOAT REGATTA AND A CULTURAL EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTING THE TRADITIONAL AND MODERN FEATURES OF HONG KONG.
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ANNOUNCING THE PROGRAMME AT A NEWS CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK MR RAYMOND
FAN,
ACTING DIRECTOR, HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE, SAID: "HONG KONG IS A VERY MODERN AND COSMOPOLITAN CITY,"
"A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW HONG KONG ONLY AS A SUCCESSFUL COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CENTRE. BUT WE ALSO HAVE A COLOURFUL CULTURAL HERITAGE,
PRESENT TO NEW YORK," HE SAID.
WHICH WE ARE PROUD TO
AT THE NEWS CONFERENCE, THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION'S SENIOR EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, MR MICHAEL GEOGHEGAN, PRESENTED THE SPONSORSHIP CHEQUE ΤΟ CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK, MR RODERICK RICHARDS.
MR RICHARDS, WHO IS ALSO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN NEW YORK, INC, DESCRIBED THE SERIES OF FESTIVAL EVENTS AS EXCITING.
ON AUGUST 7 (SATURDAY), 16 TEAMS FROM NEW YORK CITY WILL COMPETE IN PRELIMINARY DRAGON BOAT RACE HEATS IN QUEENS, NEW YORK.
THE WINNERS WILL GO ON TO COMPETE WITH TEAMS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY IN A SERIES OF STANDARD 640-METRE RACES CULMINATING IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE ON AUGUST 15 (SUNDAY), IN THE HUDSON RIVER NEAR THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.
THE WINNING TEAM OF THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE IN NEW YORK WILL BE AWARDED THE HONGKONGBANK CUP AND WILL BE FLOWN ΤΟ HONG KONG BY DELTA AIR LINES, THE OFFICIAL CARRIER OF THE FESTIVAL, TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL RACES SCHEDULED FOR JUNE NEXT YEAR.
THE NEW YORK DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE IS RECOGNISED BY THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL RACES.
/MR FAN
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