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MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1985

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NEW YEAR HARRIER ROAD RACE ON WEDNESDAY

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MORE THAN 700 RUNNERS WILL BE COMPETING IN THE 1986 NEW YEAR HARRIER ROAD RACE WHICH STARTS FROM KOWLOON TSAI PARK SPORTS GROUND AT 9 AM ON WEDNESDAY (JANUARY 1).

THE ANNUAL EVENT, SPONSORED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT'S RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, THE LOK SIN TONG, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE.

THE RACE IS DIVIDED INTO AN OPEN SECTION AND ONE FOR STUDENTS. IT WILL START AND FINISH IN KOWLOON TSAI PARK SPORTS GROUND, COVERING A DISTANCE OF ABOUT NINE KILOMETRES AROUND KOWLOON" TONG.

TROPHIES WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST SIX WINNERS OF EACH SECTION AND CERTIFICATES WILL BE PRESENTED TO THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE RACE.

OFFICIATING GUESTS AT THE STARTING CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR WONG SIK-KONG; ASSISTANT KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS DIANA TONG: CHAIRMAN OF THE DISTRICT'S RECREATION AND SPORTS COUNCIL, MR HUI IN-YING, AND CHAIRMAN OF LOK SIN TONG, MR LAU TAK.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE 1986 NEW YEAR HARRIER ROAD RACE WHICH WILL START FROM KOWLOON TSAI PARK SPORTS GROUND, INVERNESS ROAD, KOWLOON CITY, AT 9 AM ON WEDNESDAY.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

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STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 67.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 398,080 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 428.934 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 73.2 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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