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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1978

MONG KOK WEEK MARATHON RACE

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OVER 5,000 RESIDENTS IN MONG KOK TOMORROW (SUNDAY) ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE PART IN THREE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO SYNCHRONISE WITH THE MONG KOK WEEK CAMPAIGN.

A MARATHON RACE, WITH OVER 500 PEOPLE TAKING PART, WILL START AT 8.30 A.M. AT THE SCHOOL PLAYGROUND OF QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, MONG KOK.

THE ROUTE INCLUDES SA! YEE STREET, ARGYLE STREET, KADOOR IE AVENUE, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD AND BACK TO THE STARTING POINT.

EACH PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE TO MAKE SIX CIRCUITS IN THE 7-1/2 MILE MARATHON.

THE FIRST 10 TO COMPLETE THE JOURNEY WILL BE GIVEN PRIZES.

AN EXHIBITION ON HUMAN RESOURCES IN MONG KOK DISTRICT WILL OPEN AT 11 A.M. AT MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND.

THERE WILL BE A PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY OF THE WORK OF, AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY, 19 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES. STAFF FROM THE PARTICIPATING ORGANISATIONS WILL BE ON HAND TO ANSWER QUERIES FROM VISITORS.

OVER 200 YOUTHS AGED 16 AND ABOVE WILL TAKE PART IN A JOUSTING MATCH AT 2 P.M. AT THE MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND. THERE WILL BE SIX EVENTS AND WINNERS WILL RECEIVE PRIZES.

OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONIES OF THESE FUNCTIONS WILL BE MISS REGINA LAU, CITY DISTRICT OFFICER (MONG KOK) AND MR. CHO SIU-CHUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE MONG KOK WEEK ORGANISING COMMITTEE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MONG KOK WEEK MARATHON RACE TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT 8.30 A.M. AT THE QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL PLAYGROUND. OTHER EVENTS OF THE MONG KOK WEEK ARE THE EXHIBITION OF HUMAN RESOURCES OPENING AT 11 A.M. AT MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND, AND A JOUSTING MATCH, ALSO AT MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND, AT 2 P.M.

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