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SAFURDAY, MAY 17, 1986

AT 1386

11 000

DJ

102

4 000

AS

863

3 000

DJ 229

6 000

DJ

320

5 000

DD

77

40 000

DH

838

23 000

AL 1313

20 000

DJ 812

6 500

DH 500 20 000

THE NUMBERS AUCTIONED WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WITH 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF AUCTION.

TODAY'S SALE, THE 105TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973. BROUGHT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR CHARITY REALISED SO FAR TO $38 021 032.

DRAGON BOAT RACES IN VANCOUVER

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OVER WEEKENDS DURING THE LAST TWO WEEKS, THE UNUSUAL SIGHT OF DRAGON BOAT CREWS PRACTISING IN VANCOUVER WATERS IN CANADA HAS CAPTURED THE CURIOUS ATTENTION OF ONLOOKERS ALONG FALSE CREEK WHERE THE 1986 WORLD EXPOSITION IS LOCATED.

THE DRAGON BOAT RACES TO BE HELD ON JUNE 14 AND 15 AS A FEATURE OF HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION IN EXPO '86 MARKS THE FIRST ANNUAL VANCOUVER RACES OF ITS KIND.

30 TEAMS FROM VANCOUVER'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY, LOCAL SCHOOLS ATHLECTIC AND SERVICE ORGANISATIONS HAVE REGISTERED TO COMPETE AT THE VANCOUVER RACES.

+WE ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THE EXCELLENT RESPONSE AND ENTHUSIASM OVER THE EVENT AND CREW MEMBERS WILL BE PRACTISING HARD IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO THE RACE DAYS, SAID THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VANCOUVER DRAGON BOAT RACES ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR LARRY CHU,

+WE ARE PARTICULARLY HAPPY THAT THIS TRADITIONAL CHINESE EVENT INVOLVES VANCOUVER ITES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE INCLUDING FIREFIGHTERS, THE POLICE, TEACHERS AND MANY OTHERS,+ MR CHU SAID.

THE OVERALL WINNING MEN'S OR WOMEN'S TEAM WILL BE FLOWN TO HONG KONG, COURTESY OF CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS, TO REPRESENT VANCOUVER IN THE 1986 HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL RACES TOGETHER WITH TEAMS FROM 14 OTHER COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL RACES IN HONG KONG ON JUNE 21 AND 22.

THE VANCOUVER