Press Release - May 23, 2002

Four vividly decorated Brand Hong Kong dragon boats were unveiled today (May 23) in Toronto by the Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Canada), Mrs Rosanna Ure, at the eye-dotting ceremony of the 14th Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival.

To mark the 5th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), an exclusive �HKSAR 5th Anniversary Cup� will be presented to the winning team of a special demonstration race. The four best man�s teams emerged from the Grand Final will compete for the trophy on June 23 at Toronto Centre Island.

HKETO is proud to sponsor the �HKSAR 5th Anniversary Dragon Boat Demonstration Race�, which is part of HKETO�s planned activities to mark the occasion. The other activities to be staged to coincide with the event include a film festival, an investment seminar, a seminar on urban planning and a �Building a Dynamic Hong Kong� photo exhibition. Details of the events will soon be announced.

For more information, please contact:
John Tam, Chief Information Officer of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office at: (416) 924-5544 or email: [email protected] or
Elison Chu, Senior Information Office, [email protected].

Rosanna Ure (3rd from right), Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Canada) and Kenneth Cheng (2nd from right), Deputy Director, dotting the eyes of the vividly-decorated Brand Hong Kong boats today (May 23) in Toronto. The HKETO will sponsor a special �HKSAR 5th Anniversary Dragon Boat Demonstration Race� to mark the 5th Anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. This is the highlight of this year�s Toronto International Dragon Boat Race Festival, to be held on June 23 and 23 at Toronto Centre Island.