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FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1978

ACTING SHA TO PRESENT BANNERS TO DRAGON BOAT TEAMS

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THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR. JOHN WALDEN, WILL PRESENT BANNERS AND TROPHIES TO 12 LOCAL FISHERMEN'S TEAMS COMPETING IN THE SELECTION RACES ON SUNDAY (JUNE 11) FOR THE HONOUR TO REPRESENT HONG KONG IN THE INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACES.

THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL TAKE PLACE AT 12.40 P.M. AT THE V.I.P. STAND ON THE SITE OF THE NEW WORLD CENTRE COMPLEX, TSIM SHA TSUI.

THE SELECTION RACES WILL START AT 11 A.M. OFF TSIM SHA TSUI EAST WATERFRONT, WHERE THE INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL ALSO BE HELD THE SAME DAY AT 2.10 P.M.

THE THREE WINNING TEAMS WILL REPRESENT HONG KONG TO COMPETE WITH TEAMS FROM NAGASAKI, PENANG AND SINGAPORE IN THE INTERNATIONAL RACE.

THE COMMANDER OF BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL R.M.F. REDGRAVE WILL PRESENT TROPHIES AND SOUVENIRS TO PARTICIPATING TEAMS IN THE INTERNATIONAL RACES.

P.W.D. TEAM TO COMPETE IN DRAGON BOAT RACES

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THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL TOMORROW (SATURDAY) COMPETE IN THE ANNUAL DRAGON BOAT RACES IN TUEN MUN FOR THE FOURTH SUCCESSIVE YEAR.

AS IN LAST YEAR, THE P.W.D. TEAM COMES FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THE 24-MEMBER CONTINGENT CONSISTS OF ENGINEERS, TOWN PLANNERS, SURVEYING OFFICERS, TECHNICAL OFFICERS, CLERKS AND MESSENGERS.

A TOTAL OF 18 TEAMS WILL BE COMPETING IN THE RACES FOR THE TUEN MUN CUP WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE WINNERS BY THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR GENERAL ROY REDGRAVE.

TEAM CAPTAIN KWAN CHOI-KWEI SAID THAT THE TEAM HAD GONE THROUGH A LOT OF TRAINING RECENTLY AND WAS CONFIDENT THAT IT WOULD DO WELL.

ON THE EVE OF THE RACES, THE DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT, MR. J.R. WHITAKER, WHO IS TO RETIRE LATER THIS MONTH, WISHED THE CREW LUCK IN THE RACES.

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