XN000022-1985-06-20 — Page 8

THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1985

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED THAT IF IT RAINED, THE ROAD SURFACE MAY BECOME MUDDY, AND THEY SHOULD TAKE EXTRA CARE WHEN WALKING TO THE WATERFRONT.

TRAIN AND BUS FREQUENCIES WILL BE INCREASED TO COPE WITH THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPECTED TO TURN UP AND CYCLISTS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED INTO THE AREA DURING THE RACES.

IN SHAU KEI WAN, DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL BE HELD FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM IN THE ALDRICH BAY TYPHOON SHELTER. THE MAIN RACE WILL FEATURE NINE FULL-SIZED DRAGON BOAT TEAMS FROM SHAU KEI WAN, ABERDEEN, CHAI WAN AND HANG HAU.

THERE WILL ALSO BE INVITATION RACES FEATURING TEAMS FROM VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, WILL PRESENT TROPHIES TO THE WINNING TEAMS.

THE TUEN MUN DRAGON BOAT RACE WILL BE HELD FROM 8.45 AM TO 1 PM ALONG THE WATERFRONT OF CASTLE PEAK BAY TYPHOON SHELTER NEAR WU KING TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA.

THERE WILL BE 54 TEAMS COMPRISING SEVEN LARGE BOATS,

36 MEDIUM-SIZED BOATS AND 11 PHOENIX BOATS.

THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD LIAO,

WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE CHAMPIONS AT AROUND NOON.

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IN YAU MA TEI, 56 ROWING TEAMS, INCLUDE SEVERAL WOMEN'S TEAMS, WILL COMPETE FROM 11.30 AM TO ABOUT 5 PM ALONG THE WATERFRONT OF THE YAU MA TEI TYPHOON SHELTER.

THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY'S EVENTS WILL BE AN EXHIBITION RACE OF TEAMS FROM BANKS, HOTELS, LOCAL ORGANISATIONS AND A TELEVISION STATION.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE URBAN COUNCIL, MR HILTON CHEONG- LEEN, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNING TEAMS.

IN SHA TIN, 18 ROWING TEAMS WILL COMPETE IN THE OPEN RACE, SIX TEAMS WILL VIE FOR TOP HONOURS IN THE SPONSORSHIP EVENT, AND 12 BOATS WILL TAKE PART IN THE FRIENDSHIP RACE.

WILL START AT THE RACES, TO BE HELD IN THE SHING MUN RIVER ABOUT 8.30 AM AND FINISH AT 12.30 PM. MOTORISTS TRAVELLING TO SHA TIN ARE ADVISED THAT THE SANDS MARTIN BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED, AS WILL A NUMBER OF ROADS IN THE DISTRICT.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, DR JAMES HAYES, WHO IS THE GUEST OF HONOUR WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO THE WINNERS.

THE SAI KUNG