MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1978
SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS LAUNCH NEW DRAGON BOATS IN TAI PO *****
THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. JOHN TODD, AND THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. TED NICHOLS, TODAY (MONDAY) DOTTED THE EYES OF TWO NEW DRAGON BOATS DURING A TRADITIONAL CHINESE CEREMONY AT YUEN CHAU TSAI, TAI PO.
THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. CLIVE OXLEY, AND THE NEWLY-ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, MR. STEPHEN WONG YUEN-CHEUNG ALSO ATTENDED THE ANNUAL EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY AT THE TAI WONG YEH TEMPLE, TAI WONG YEH IS THE PROTECTOR OF THE LOCAL VILLAGERS AND THEIR ACTIVITIES.
THE COLOURFUL CEREMONY STARTED WITH THE MUSIC OF CHINESE TRUMPETS, DRUMS AND GONGS.
MR. WONG THEN OFFERED WINES, A ROASTED PIG, CHICKEN AND OTHER DELICACIES TO THE CHINESE GOD AMIDST THE CHANTING OF PRAYERS AND PRAISES IN HAKKA DIALECT BY TWO MASTERS OF CEREMONY.
MR. TODD AND MR. NICHOLS THEN OFFICIATED AT THE EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY TO LAUNCH THE TWO NEW DRAGON BOATS.
THE CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY FRIENDLY RACES BETWEEN TWO RURAL DRAGON BOAT TEAMS AS WELL AS TWO INVITED GUEST TEAMS FROM COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY SECTOR.
THE TAI PO DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL BE HELD THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 10) TO MARK THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL.
MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO WATCH THE DRAGON BOAT RACES AT TAI PO, TUEN MUN, SAI KUNG, TAI O ON LANTAU ISLAND AND CHEUNG CHAU.
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