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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1990

CROSS COUNTRY RACE IN NORTH DISTRICT

HUNDREDS OF RUNNERS AGED BETWEEN 12 AND 60, FROM ALL PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, WILL COMPETE THE AN ANNUAL CROSS COUNTRY RACE IN NORTH DISTRICT TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

SPONSORED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD, THE RACE HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY THE SHEUNG SHUI DISTRICT SPORTS ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE RESIDENTS' INTEREST IN SPORTS.

THE RACE HAS BEEN HELD SINCE 1964 AS PART OF LUNAR NEW YEAR ACTIVITIES, WITH THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS RISING FROM AN INITIAL 30 TO ABOUT 450 LAST YEAR.

THERE WILL BE WOMEN'S AND MEN'S SECTIONS. THE WOMEN'S RACE WILL COVER EIGHT KILOMETRES AND THE MEN'S RACE, 10 KILOMETRES.

THE WOMEN'S RACE WILL START AT 3.15 PM IN HUNG LING VILLAGE, AT THE ENTRANCE TO PING CHE ROAD. THE MEN'S RACE WILL BEGIN 15 MINUTES LATER FROM THE SING PING PUBLIC SCHOOL IN TA KWU LING.

THEY WILL ALL FINISH AT THE SHEK WU RUI PLAYGROUND IN SHEUNG

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THE ASSISTANT NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER (COMMUNITY AFFAIRS) MR PATRICK HO, WILL PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS AT THE FINISHING POINT, AROUND 4.45 PM.

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OTHER GUESTS OFFICIATING AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY WILL INCLUDE THE FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN OF HEUNG YEE KUK, MR CHING-LEUNG; SHEUNG SHUI RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR BRIAN KAN; CHAIRMAN OF THE SHEK WU HUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MR CHEUNG KUEN; THE POLICE DISTRICT COMMANDER, FRONTIER, MR MICHAEL WATSON.

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NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE NORTH DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY RACE TOMORROW (SUNDAY). THE WOMEN'S SECTION WILL START AT 3.15 PM AND THE MEN'S SECTION AT 3.30 PM AT HUNG LING VILLAGE AND AT TA KWU LING'S SING PING PUBLIC SCHOOL RESPECTIVELY.

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