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TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1993

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ENTRIES INVITED TO DRAGON BOAT RACES

ENTRIES ARE NOW INVITED TO THIS YEAR'S SHA TIN DISTRICT DRAGON BOAT RACES.

ORGANISED BY THE SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION, THE RACES WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 24 ON THE SHING MUN RIVER.

SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY (TUESDAY), DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DAVID BROWNING, SAID THE EVENT HAD BECOME AN IMPORTANT DISTRICT ATTRACTION SINCE IT WAS FIRST HELD IN 1984.

HE SAID A RECORD 139 TEAMS TOOK PART IN THE RACES LAST YEAR, MAKING IT THE LARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THE TERRITORY.

"THE SHA TIN COMMUNITY TAKES PRIDE IN THE RACES AND FULLY SUPPORTS THEM," MR BROWNING ADDED.

SAID

SUCCESS OF THESE

CHAIRMAN OF THE RACES' ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR HO SAU-MO, COMPETITIONS WOULD BE DIVIDED INTO THREE DIVISIONS: MEN'S DIVISION, MEN'S MINI-BOAT DIVISION AND WOMEN'S MINI-BOAT DIVISION.

THIS YEAR A TOTAL OF 96 TEAMS WILL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE PART.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FROM SHA TIN SPORTS ASSOCIATION ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF SAU CHURN HOUSE, LEK YUEN ESTATE. THE DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES IS APRIL 24.

ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE OF THE ASSOCIATION ON 691 5657.

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WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 9 AM TODAY (TUESDAY) STOOD AT 51.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 300.561 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 262.037 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 44.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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