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SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1989
THE PROGRAMME WILL START AT 2 PM WITH A SPECTACULAR SEA PARADE OF FIRE BOATS, PATROL CRAFT, LAUNCHES, CANOES AND WINDSURPERS REPRESENTING THE FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT, ROYAL NAVY, CIVIL AID SERVICES AND NUMEROUS SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE AN AIR-SBA RESCUE DEMONSTRATION BY HELICOPTERS, VARIOUS SAFETY DEMONSTRATIONS, A VIDEO SHOW AND AN EXHIBITION.
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE WATER SPORTS SAFETY DAY WILL BE THE DIRECTOR OF MARINE, MR DERICK HALL.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE WATER SPORTS SAFETY DAY ΤΟ AT 2 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT THE TSIM SHA TSUI PROMENADE.
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THERE WILL BE A PRESS POSITION TO FACILITATE COVERAGE. PRESS PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE REMINDED TO BRING ALONG TELE-LENSES.
MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE RECEPTION AREA AT THE PROMENADE (OPPOSITE TO THE TSIM SHA TSUI CENTRE) BY 1.45 PM. GIS OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
U.S. GOLD CAMERA AWARD FOR APA FILM
THE DOCUMENTARY "THE GODS REJOICE", DEPICTING THE ORIGINS AND EARLY YEARS OF WORK OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS (APA), HAS WON FOR ITS PRODUCER, MR NEIL FORSYTH, THE GOLD CAMERA AWARD IN THE U.S. FESTIVALS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS COMPETITION, THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD.
THE GOLD CAMERA AWARD WAS THE TOP PRIZE IN PERFORMING ARTS CATEGORY. THE FILM WAS SPONSORED BY KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
THE CULTURE AND THE ROYAL HONG
THE AWARD WAS ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HONG KONG, THE JOCKEY CLUB, THE ACADEMY AND MR FORSYTH BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE IN NEW YORK, MR KERRY MCGLYNN, AT A CEREMONY HELD IN CHICAGO ON FRIDAY NIGHT (JUNE 9).
IN RECEIVING THE AWARD, MR MCGLYNN SAID THAT IT REFLECTED THE RICHNESS AND DIVERSITY OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY WHICH HAD DEVELOPED IN A UNIQUE WAY OVER THE LAST GENERATION.
HONG KONG
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