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SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1988

THE ABERDEEN DRAGON BOAT RACES ARE SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT BOARD WITH ASSISTANCE BY THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE ABERDEEN DRAGON BOAT RACES PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (MONDAY).

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES BY BOAT TO THE JUMBO FLOATING RESTAURANT, WHERE THE PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD. ON THE WAY, THEY CAN HAVE A LOOK AT THE VENUE OF THE RACES.

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MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT 9.50 AM OUTSIDE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE'S BRANCH OFFICE AT G/F, SHOP 25, MEI FUNG COURT, ABERDEEN CENTRE, NAM NING STREET 7-11, ABERDEEN.

INFORMATION OFFICER, MR ALEX LI, WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST

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MEDIA.

EASTERN DISTRICT DRAGON BOAT RACES

RESIDENTS IN EASTERN DISTRICT WILL CELEBRATE THE TUEN NG FESTIVAL IN ADVANCE WITH DRAGON BOAT RACES TO BE HELD IN CHAI WAN ON THURSDAY (JUNE 16) AND IN SHAU KEI WAN ON FRIDAY.

THE CHAI WAN DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 9 AM TO 5.30 PM AT THE CHAI WAN CARGO HANDLING BASIN AND THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR JOHN CHAMBERS, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS.

ON FRIDAY, THE SHAU KEI WAN FISHERMEN DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL BE HELD FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM AT THE WATER COURSE OUTSIDE THE BREAKWATER OF ALDRICH BAY.

THE SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS. MR DAVID NENDICK, WILL PRESENT TROPHIES TO THE WINNING TEAMS.

A TOTAL OF 18 TEAMS IN LARGE BOATS, FROM ALL OVER THE TERRITORY, AND 25 TEAMS IN MEDIUM-SIZED BOATS FROM GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS WILL BE COMPETING OVER THE TWO DAYS OF CELEBRATIONS IN CHAI WAN AND SHAU KEI WAN.

/THE EASTERN