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SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1978

ACTING CHIEF SECRETARY TO ATTEND DRAGON BOAT RACES

AT TAI PO ***

MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH THE DRAGON BOAT RACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ON JUNE 10 TO MARK THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL,

TEAMS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, RURAL DISTRICTS, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND THE HONG KONG GARRISON WILL COMPETE FOR TROPHIES AT RACES AT TAI PO, TUEN MUN, SAI KUNG, TAI O ON LANTAU ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU,

THE ACTING CHE IF SECRETARY, MR. JAN LIGHTBODY, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE TAI PO RACE AND WILL PRESENT TROPHIES TO WINNING TEAMS. THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, JOHN TODD, WILL ALSO ATTEND.

HEATS FOR THE TAI PO RACE WILL START AT 9.30 A.M.. MR. LIGHTBODY WILL ARRIVE AT 10.30 A.M. TO WATCH AN INVITATION RACE AND THE CHAMPION CUP FINAL.

THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES MAJOR GENERAL ROY REDGRAVE WILL OFFICIATE AT TUEN MUN RACE AND PRESENT THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES CUP TO THE WINNING TEAM AT 1 P.M. THE TUEN MUN RACE WILL START AT 9.30 A.M.

RACE AT TAI O WILL START AT 12.30 P.M. AND RACE AT CHEUNG CHAU WILL START AT 3 P.M. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, ISLANDS, MR. VICTOR YUNG, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNING TEAMS.

AT SAI KUNG MORE THAN 40 TEAMS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE RACE STARTING AT 8.30 A.M. THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. COLIN BOSHER, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNING TEAMS AT 1.30 P.M.

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