SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1979
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TWO NEW DRAGON BOATS FOR TAI PO RACES ******
TWO NEW DRAGON BOATS SPECIALLY BUILT FOR THIS YEAR'S DRAGON BOAT RACES IN TAI PO WERE BROUGHT OUT FROM THEIR SHELTERS AND
ACTIVATED IN A TRADITIONAL CHINESE CEREMONY TODAY (SATURDAY).
GIVING THEM THE TOUCH OF LIFE BY DOTTING THEIR EYES WERE THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR. DAVID AKERS-JONES AND THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR. TED NICHOLS.
THEY WERE ASSISTED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MR. PETER JOHNSON AND THE HEUNG YEE KUK CHAIRMAN, MR. STEPHEN WONG YUEN- CHEUNG IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT DRAGON BOAT RACE COMMITTEE.
THE EYE-DOTTING CEREMONY WAS HELD AT THE TAI WONG YEH TEMPLE IN YUEN CHAU TSAI.
THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL THIS YEAR FALLS ON WEDNESDAY.
A TOTAL OF 36 TEAMS WILL TAKE PART IN THE TAI PO RACES WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO DRAW SOME 30,000 SPECTATORS.
THE COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, MAJOR-GENERAL SIR ROY REDGRAVE WILL OFFICIATE AT THE RACES AND PRESENT TROPHIES AND PRIZES TO WINNING TEAMS.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MODY ROAD
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT MODY ROAD AT ITS JUNCTION WITH NATHAN ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO VEHICULAR TRAFFIC FOR FOUR WEEKS FROM 10 A.M. ON MONDAY.
THIS IS TO FACILITATE REINSTATEMENT OF THE CARRIAGEWAY AFFECTED BY MTR WORKS.
APPROPRIATE TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE SET UP TO INDICATE THE
CLOSURE.
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