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SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 1993

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MARINE SAFETY ADVICE IN DRAGON BOAT RACES

ADVISED

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MARINE DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) VESSELS TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MARINE SAFETY DURING DRAGON BOAT RACES IN THE COMING TWO WEEKS.

THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT DRAGON BOAT RACES WILL TAKK PLACE OFF THE WESTERN DISTRICT WATERFRONT BETWEEN THE CHINA MERCHANT WHARF AND THE GREEN ISLAND CEMENT PIER FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM ON JUNE 24.

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"ALL VESSELS NAVIGATING IN THE VICINITY DURING THE RACES SHOULD MOVE WITH CAUTION, GIVING CONSIDERATION TO THE ATHLETES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE HONG KONG DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL RACES WILL TAKE PLACE OFF THE TSIM SHA TSUI WATERFRONT BETWEEN HUNG HOM RAILWAY PIER AND THE NEW WORLD CENTRE ON JULY 3 (SATURDAY) FROM NOON TO 7 PM AND ON JULY 4 (SUNDAY) FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM.

MOORING BUOYS MARKING THE SOUTHERN LIMIT OF THE RACE AREA WILL BK LAID ABOUT 325 METRES SOUTH OF THE SEAWALL TOMORROW (MONDAY) AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL JULY 7 (WEDNESDAY)

"THROUGHOUT THE EVENT, LIGHTERS, FERRIES AND LAUNCHES WILL FASTENED TO THE BUOYS TO ENCLOSE THE RACE AREA.

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"OTHER THAN PARTICIPATING CRAFT, NO VESSEL WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE RACE AREA. DRAGON BOATS MAY PRACTISE WITHIN THE AREA DURING DAYTIME UNTIL JULY 3, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

MEANWHILE THE WORKING AREAS

CARGO (THURSDAY)

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SPOKESMAN REMINDED THE PUBLIC THAT ALL PUBLIC WOULD STAY OPEN FROM 7 AM TO 9 PM ON JUNE 24 THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL HOLIDAY.

THE PUBLIC CARGO WORKING AREAS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT ARE AT THE WESTERN DISTRICT, SHEUNG WAN, WAN CHAI, CHAI WAN, SHAM SHUI PO, YAU MA TEI.

KWUN TONG, CHA KWO LING, TSUEN WAN AND RAMBLER

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THE TUEN MUN WATERFRONT WILL ALSO BE OPEN BETWEEN 7 AM AND 9 PM ON THAT DAY.

THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL WILL REMAIN OPEN ROUND THE CLOCK, AND THE CHINA FERRY TERMINAL IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE OPEN AS NORMAL BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 PM.

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