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SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1982

THIRD INTER-DEPARTMENTAL RACE

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MORE THAN 400 MEN AND WOMEN CIVIL SERVANTS FROM 23 GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS TOOK PART IN THE THIRD ANNUAL INTER-DEPARTMENTAL RACE AT SHING MUN COUNTRY PARK TODAY (SATURDAY).

BRAVING THE CHILLY WIND, THE DISTANCE RUNNERS FACED THE STARTER, SIR DENYS ROBERTS, THE CHIEF JUSTICE, AT 10 AM AT SHING MUN MAIN DAM FOR THE JOURNEY ALONG THE SHING MUN RESERVOIR COURSE.

THE MEN'S RACE IS 10 KILOMETRES WHILE THE LADIES CONTESTED A SHORTER 7.3 KILOMETRES COURSE. IT IS BY FAR THE LONGEST DISTANCE OF THE ANNUAL EVENT.

SIX RUNNERS FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE SET A ELISTERING PACE AND LED THE PACK AT THE FINISHING LINE TO WIN THE SIR DENY'S ROBERTS SHIELD. ALL CHAMP FON RUNNERS SCORED FOR THE FIRST MEN'S TEAM WERE ALSO AWARDED PERSONAL SHIELDS BY SIR DENYS AT A CEREMONY.

FOUR WOMEN RUNNERS FROM THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT DOMINATED THE LADIES TEAM WERE PRESENTED THE PERSONAL SHIELDS FOR THE FIRST LADIES' TEAM.

LEADING DISTANCE RUNNER, ADRIAN TROWELL. OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT RAN ON STRONGLY TO FINISH IN 52 MINUTES AND 28 SECONDS

IN THE OPEN CATEGORY.

BEST WOMAN RUNNER, KATE VANDER LEURBOOKER OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE WON THE LADIES INDIVIDUAL RACE IN 37 MINUTES 33 SECONDS.

TROPHY FOR VETERAN MAN WENT TO YU TUNG-CHEUNG OF THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION AS HE FINISHED IN ONE HOUR TWO MINUTES 38 SECONDS.

NUMBER OF THE COMPETITORS HAD JOINED THE SHING MUN RUNNING CLINIC PRACTICE REGULARLY IN THE AREA DURING THE RECENT SUNDAYS TO PREPARE FOR THE RACE RESULTED IN TODAY'S GOOD RESULT, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE ORGANISER OF THE EVENT.

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