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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1976.

LONG DISTANCE CANOE RACE AT TOLO HARBOUR

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MORE THAN 100 COMPETITORS ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THE THIRD ANNUAL TOLO HARBOUR LONG DISTANCE CANOE RACE ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 24).

THE PROGRAMME HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE OUTWARD BOUND (ALUMNI) ASSOCIATION UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE.

ROUTES OF 12 MILES AND 7-1/2 MILES HAVE BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR LADIES TEAMS RESPECTIVELY. ALL THE EVENTS WILL START AND FINISH AT ISLAND HOUSE.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICE SAID THAT SINCE THE RACE STARTED TWO YEARS AGO, IT HAD PROVED TREMENDOUSLY POPULAR AMONG CANOE ISTS.

+ THE AIM IS TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL INTEREST OF CANOEING IN HONG KONG BY PROVIDING ENTHUSIASTS WITH MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PART IN COMPETITIVE EVENTS, HE ADDED.

THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY,

THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY THE PRESIDENT OF THE OUTWARD BOUND TRUST OF HONG KONG, MR. GEOFFREY T.M. YEH AND SEVEN TAI PO RURAL COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL PRESENT THE PRIZES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO COVER THE EVENT, A GOVERNMENT VAN, AM3274, WILL LEAVE THE GOVERNMENT SUB-POOL, KOWLOON POST OFFICE, TSIM SHA TSUI, AT 9 A.M. LIAISON OFFICER, MR. PETER KWAN CHEONG--YIN, WILL BE AT THE EVENT TO ASSIST PRESS REPRESENTATIVES.