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SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1989

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NEW DRAGON BOATS LAUNCHED IN TAI PO

THIS YEAR'S

TWO NEWLY-BUILT DRAGON BOATS FOR BOAT RACE WERE LAUNCHED AT A CEREMONY AT THE TAI WONG YUEN CHAU TSAI, TAI PO, THIS (SUNDAY) MORNING,

THE

WITH AN

OFFERING

OF

TAI

PO DRAGON YEH SHRINE IN

JOSS-STICKS

AND

TAI WONG YEH, BY THE BOAT RACE COMMITTEE, MR HO YICK-MING AND MISS MARY

BEGAN CEREMONY DELICACIES TO THE PATRON GOD OF FISHERMEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE TAI PO DISTRICT DRAGON YUNG-SANG, AND THE VICE-CHAIRMEN, MR CHUNG CHOW.

PRAYERS THEN FOLLOWED IN THE HAKKA DIALECT.

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES. MR AND THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE DOTTED THE EYES OF THE DRAGON BOATS.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN EXHIBITION RACE BY IN LAST YEAR'S RACE.

ADOLF

HSU,

LEE,

THEN

TWO WINNING TEAMS

NEW BOATS WILL BE USED COSTING ABOUT $30,000 EACH, THE TWO

DRAGON BOAT RACE TOGETHER WITH 19 OTHER DRAGON BOATS FOR THE TAI PO THIS YEAR.

DRAGON

AND

THE

ON

THE RACE PROGRAMME IS ORGANISED BY THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOAT RACE COMMITTEE 1989 AND CO-SPONSORED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL

BOARD. THE RACES WILL THE TAI PO DISTRICT

TAKE PLACE ALONG 9.30 AM TO 1 PM WATERFRONT OF TAI PO INDUSTRIAL THURSDAY JUNE 8).

ESTATE FROM

DRAGON BOAT RACES IN ABERDEEN ATTRACT 76 TEAMS

* * *

PART

THURSDAY (JUNE 8) IN

A TOTAL OF 76 TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE TERRITORY WILL TAKE IN THE ABERDEEN DRAGON BOAT RACE PROGRAMME ON CELEBRATION OF THE TUEN NG FESTIVAL.

IN THE OLDEST

AN ANNUAL EVENT WITH A LONG TRADITION PORT OF HONG KONG, THE DRAGON BOAT RACE HAS BEEN CO-ORGANISED

1989 AND THE

ABERDEEN DRAGON SOUTHERN DISTRICT OFFICE ORGANISING COMMITTEE, AND IS SPONSORED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD.

FISHING BY THE RACE

BOAT

THE SECRETARY FOR

DISTRICT

ADMINISTRATION,

MR

DONALD

LIAO,

WILL OFFICIATE AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY FOLLOWING THE RACES, ALONG A 330-METRE COURSE OFF WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM THE ABERDEEN WATERFRONT.

OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS WILL

INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT

OFFICER, MRS MAUREEN CHAN; DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR HUI YUNG-CHUNG; AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLOR, MRS SO CHAU YIM-PING.

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