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DRAGON BOAT RACES INVITE ENTRIES
MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1992
SHA TIN,
ENTRIES ARE BEING INVITED FOR THIS YEAR'S DRAGON BOAT RACES IN
ANNOUNCING DETAILS OF THE RACE ᎪᎢ A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (MONDAY), ITS ORGANISING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW HEI-HUNG, SAID THE SHA TIN RACES HAD BEEN WELL-RECEIVED BY PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, WITH MORE THAN 200 ENTRIES LAST YEAR.
HE SAID THIS YEAR'S RACES WOULD COST MORE THAN $900,000.
THE RACES WILL BE HELD IN THE SHING MUN RIVER ON JUNE 5.
THEY WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THE MEN'S DIVISION, MEN'S DIVISION, AND THE WOMEN'S MINI-BOAT DIVISION.
MINI-BOAT
THERE WILL ALSO BE INVITATION RACES FOR GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE COMPANIES.
DEPARTMENTS
THE WINNER OF THE MEN'S DIVISION WILL BE INVITED ΤΟ
HONG PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL DRAGON BOAT RACE IN
KONG NEXT YEAR. ALL THE ENTRY TEAMS WILL ALSO BE GIVEN SOUVENIRS.
THE RACES ARE JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION AND THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICE, AND SPONSORED BY THE REGIONAL COUNCIL AND SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD.
ENTRY FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE SPORTS ASSOCIATION ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF SAU TSUEN HOUSE, LEK YUEN ESTATE. THE DEADLINE IS APRIL 16.
FOR ENQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSOCIATION ON TEL. 691 5657.
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KWUN TONG MARRIAGE REGISTRY TO BE CLOSED
THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (MONDAY) THAT THE KWUN TONG MARRIAGE REGISTRY WOULD BE CLOSED FROM WEDNESDAY (APRIL 1).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE CLOSURE WAS PART OF
ITS EFFORTS TO DEPLOY RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY.
DEMAND FOR THE SERVICE AT THE KWUN TONG MARRIAGE REGISTRY HAS BEEN LOW. ON AVERAGE. THERE WERE EIGHT MARRIAGE REGISTRATIONS A DAY LAST YEAR, AND THE DAILY MAXIMUM HANDLING CAPACITY WAS 19.
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