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FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 1983

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OVERSEAS ROWING TEAMS COMPETING HERE

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THREE OVERSEAS ROWING TEAMS WILL TEST THEIR SKILL AT THE SHA TIN SPRINT ROWING REGATTA TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AFTERNOON BEFORE COMPETING IN THE INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACE ON SUNDAY.

THE THREE TEAMS FROM BRITAIN, THE UNITED STATES AND WEST AUSTRALIA, WILL JOIN SEVEN OTHER LOCAL TEAMS TO TAKE PART IN TOMORROW'S COMPETITION WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 2 PM AND COVER Є00 METRES ALONG THE SHING MUN RIVER.

THE EVENT IS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG AMATEUR ROWING ASSOCIATION AND SUPPORTED BY THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE.

SUNDAY'S DRAGON BOAT RACE, ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG TOURIST ASSOCIATION, WILL BE HELD ALONG THE WATERFRONT IN TSIM SHA TSUI EAST. THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DAVID AKERS- JONES, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNING TEAMS.

TSUEN WAN, SHA TIN WIN BADMINTON LEAGUE

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BADMINTON PLAYERS FROM TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN WON THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SECTIONS IN THIS YEAR'S NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT BADMINTON LEAGUE BY BEATING TEAMS FROM FIVE OTHER DISTRICTS IN THE REGION.

MORE THAN 140 PLAYERS FROM SEVEN OF THE EIGHT NT DISTRICTS TOOK PART IN THE SERIES OF COMPETITIONS OVER THE PAST FOUR WEEKS.

THE LEAGUE, IN ITS SECOND YEAR, IS SPONSORED BY THE TUEN MUN DISTRICT BOARD AND ORGANISED BY THE NEW TERRITORIES INTER-DISTRICT SPORTS CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR IAN MACPHERSON, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNING TEAMS AT A CEREMONY AT 4 PM TOMORROW.

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ALSO ATTENDING THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RICKY FUNG, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, MR CHIU YIM-SHUN, CHAIRMAN OF THE TUEN MUN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, MR TANG TUNG-CHIU, AND THE ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENT, MR LAU WONG-FAT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY AT 4 PM AT THE YAN DI COMMUNITY AND INDOOR SPORTS CENTRE IN TUEN MUN,

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