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SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1992

DRAGON BOAT RACES IN SAI KUNG

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DRAGON BOAT RACES IN SAI KUNG DISTRICT WILL BE HELD ALONG THE WATERFRONT OF THE TOWN ON JUNE 5 (FRIDAY).

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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RACES' ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR GEORGE SAID THE RACES, WHICH WERE CANCELLED LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF SHARK THREATS, WILL HELP ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS TO VISIT THE TOWN.

THE EVENT IS ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL CELEBRATIONS OF DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IN SAI KUNG,

HE SAID ENTRIES FOR THE RACES ARE NOW OPEN.

THE COMPETITION WILL BE DIVIDED INTO MEN'S DIVISION, MEN'S MINI-BOAT DIVISION, WOMEN'S MINI-BOAT DIVISION, PRIVATE COMPANIES' DIVISION, FISHERMEN'S DIVISION, AND A DIVISION FOR POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS. THE LATTER TWO DIVISIONS ARE INTRODUCED FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

ALL THE TEAMS WILL BE GIVEN GRAND PRIZES AND SOUVENIRS.

MR NG SAID THERE WOULD ALSO BE A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES DURING THE FESTIVE PERIOD, INCLUDING AN EXHIBITION, A PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION, AND A SPECIAL DRAGON BOAT INVITATION RACE PARTICIPATED BY OVERSEAS TEAMS.

ENTRY FORMS OF THE RACES AND DETAILS OF THE ACTIVITIES OBTAINED FROM THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE IN SHA KUNG TOWN. THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRY IS APRIL 27.

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