FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1979
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PWD STAFF TO COMPETE IN DRAGON BOAT RACES
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FOR THE FIRST TIME THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL ENTER FOUR TEAMS IN THIS YEAR'S DRAGON BOAT RACES TO BE HELD IN VARIOUS PARTS OF HONG KONG,
THREE OF THESE TEAMS INCLUDING A LADIES TEAM, ARE NEWCOMERS, THEY COMPRISE STAFF FROM THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE.
ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, TOWN PLANNING OFFICE AND CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFF ICE.
THESE TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN RACES TO BE HELD IN SHAU KEI WAN AND YAU MA TEI.
A FOURTH TEAM, WHICH IS NO STRANGER TO TUEN MUN, COMES FROM THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS THEIR FIFTH ATTEMPT AND THE 22-MAN CONTINGENT WILL BE LED BY TIM WALSH, WHO OVER THE PAST YEARS HAS HAD SOME EXPERIENCE IN DRAGON BOAT RACES.
A TOTAL OF 18 TEAMS WILL BE VYING FOR THE TUEN MUN CUP WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE WINNERS BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE.
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