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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1986

MARATHON KICKS OFF SAI KUNG FESTIVAL

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THE SAI KUNG NEW YEAR MARATHON WAS HELD TODAY (THURSDAY) AT LADY MACLEHOSE HOLIDAY VILLAGE AS THE FIRST PROGRAMME OF THE 1986 SAI KUNG FESTIVAL.

THE FASTEST RUNNER, MR LEUNG SHUE-MING, TOOK ONLY 34 MINUTES AND 25 SECONDS TO FINISH THE 10 KILOMETRE RACE BACK TO TANG SHIU XIN SPORTS GROUND, SAI KUNG TOWN.

THE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S EVENT WAS MISS KWOK PUI-YIN WHO COMPLETED THE RACE IN 46 MINUTES AND 27 SECONDS.

MR CHEUNG NGAI-WAH, 73 YEARS OLD, WAS THE OLDEST PARTICIPANT IN TODAY'S RACE, HE FINISHED THE RACE IN 1 HOUR AND 53 SECONDS.

IT WAS THE SEVENTH TIME FOR HIM TO TAKE PART IN THE SAI KUNG NEW YEAR MARATHON.

THE MARATHON WAS FOLLOWED BY THE OPENING OF THE 1986 SAI KUNG DISTRICT FESTIVAL AND A SPRING RECEPTION, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY SAI KUNG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KEVIN HO.

MONG KOK CARNIVAL ****

A CARNIVAL FEATURING ENTERTAINMENT AND GAMES STALLS WILL BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 22 (SATURDAY) FOR MORE THAN 10 000 MONG KOK RESIDENTS IN MACPHERSON PLAYGROUND.

THE +KNOW YOUR POLICE CARNIVAL IS AIMED AT ENHANCING RESIDENTS' UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE DUTIES OF THE POLICE AND FOSTERING A BETTER RELATIONSHIP AND CLOSER CO-OPERATION BETWEEN THE FORCE AND THE PUBLIC.

IT IS ORGANISED BY THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE OF THE MONG KOK POLICE STATION AND SPONSORED BY THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD AND LOCAL RESTAURANTS, SHOPS, COMPANIES AND FACTORIES.

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES INCLUDE PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR SINGERS, MOVIE STARS, AS WELL AS POLICE BAND, CHOIR AND DOG UNIT.

THE MAIN ATTRACTION OF THE DAY WILL BE A LUCKY DRAW IN WHICH PARTICIPANTS CAN WIN PRIZES INCLUDING A SHARK'S FIN MEAL FOR 12 PEOPLE AND A TRIP TO GUILIN,

FREE ADMISSION AND LUCKY DRAW TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED NOW FROM THE MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE OF MONG KOK POLICE STATION.

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