London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2010

April 29, 2010 - PRLog -- London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2010
Supported by The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office

Date:      Sunday 27th June 2010
Time:      First Race 10.00am Finish 5.00pm
Place:      London Regatta Centre, Dockside Road E16 2QT
Nearest DLR:   Royal Albert

This summer London Docklands will be full of colourful flags and sounds of rhythmic drumming from teams of competing dragon boats. This year London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will be held on 27th June 2010 Sunday.  

Over 30 dragon boats are expected to compete in a day of racing in Docklands. Teams will race at least three times along a course of 200m. Boats with the fastest times go through to the final stages with Trophies awarded to the top three teams. For those not taking part in the races, there is a free programme of cultural performances, live music, food and children’s activities for all the family to enjoy. There will be live staged entertainment by Spectrum Radio throughout the day featuring Kung Fu performance, live music and lion dancing. There are also stalls for food and drinks, as well as cultural stalls such as Chinese calligraphy, Chinese arts and crafts, games and company promotions. There are plenty of things for kids to do such as  ‘Bouncy Castle’ and ‘Chinese Face Painting’.

A Dragon Boat Photo Competition is again organised by the Singtao Newspaper on the day in which your favourite photos taken on the day can enter the competition to win prizes.

As well as the dragon boat racing, this festival raises money for five London Chinese community organisations. A return ticket to Hong Kong and various cash prizes are among the great prizes for the raffle tickets on sale on the day.

The London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is organised by the London Chinatown Lions Club, the London Chinatown Association and the Hong Kong Executives Club. The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in London is the principal sponsor of the London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival 2009.

To enter the boat racing please contact Julie Chan (jchan@cnsolicitors.com) and the full sponsorship details can be obtained by visiting www.LCLC.co.uk


Programme of the day
8.00am       Setting up and registration
10.00am      Boat racing and stalls starts
11.00am      Food stalls starts serving
12.00noon      Eye-Dotting Ceremony and Speeches
12.30pm      Stage entertainment programme starts
4.30pm      Final Race
4.45 pm      Trophies presentation
4.55pm      Raffle Draw
5.00pm       Finish   

Transport
   It is highly recommended to take public transport to go there
   DLR- Docklands Light Railway,  nearest station – Royal Albert
   Car park- Parking is limited and is £3 per entry to the car park on a first come first served basis.

Contacts
sue@touchstonemedia.co.uk
julia@touchstonemedia.co.uk

Admission to the London Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival is Free
For information please visit website www.LCLC.co.uk