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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1975.

CROSS TOLO HARBOUR SWIMMING RACE

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SOME 300 SWIMMERS WILL TAKE PART IN A MILE-LONG CROSS HARBOUR SWIMMING RACE TO BE HELD IN TOLO HARBOUR NEXT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.

THEY WILL START FROM A BEACH NEAR SHUEN WAN AT 10.30 A.M. AND FINISH AT ISLAND HOUSE IN YUEN CHAU CHAI, TAIPO.

THE ANNUAL RACE, THE EIGHTH ONE IN THE SERIES, IS ORGANISED BY THE TAIPO SEVEN SUB-DISTRICTS SPORTS FEDERATION..

MR. CLIVE OXLEY, DISTRICT OFFICER FOR TAIPO, WILL FIRE THE STARTING GUN WHILE MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES AND HIS WIFE WILL PRESENT PRIZES AND BANNERS TO THE WINNERS.

IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE RACE, THE MARINE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A NOTICE TO OWNERS COXSWAING AND PERSONS IN CHARGE OF LOCAL CRAFT URGING THEM TO NAVIGATE WITH EXTREME CAUTION WHILE PASSING THROUGH THE VICINITY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER THE EVENT. PRESS TRANSPORT (VAN AM 3274) WILL LEAVE THE TSIM

SHA TSUI SUB-POOL BEHIND THE POST OFFICE AT 9.15 A.M. SHARP. A CRAFT WILL ALSO DE AVAILABLE AT SHUEN WAN FOR PRESS REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO FOLLOW THE RACE.

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