Chief Executive Carrie Lam attended the 2018 Tsuen Wan Dragon Boat Race at the Tsuen Wan Promenade today.

 

More than 120 teams from Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong and overseas participated in the event.

 

Mrs Lam watched a race and presented prizes.

 

She also toured the stalls at the venue and spoke to ethnic minority youngsters, encouraging them to take part in more district and traditional Chinese cultural activities to help them integrate into Hong Kong society.

 

Mrs Lam also visited the Tsuen Wan Sports Centre which is due to open in the third quarter of this year.

 

The centre's multipurpose main arena, with a secondary arena as well, has a seating capacity of 1,900 people.

 

It also features the district's first public indoor play room for children and an outdoor climbing wall.

 

Mrs Lam said: "I took part in the planning of this project and other development projects in Tsuen Wan while I was serving as the Secretary for Development. I am pleased and excited to see that the sports centre will be commissioned soon.

 

"(It) is set to further enhance the leisure and sports facilities for residents of New Territories West and enable the hosting of more major sports competitions and activities in the district, providing better quality of life for residents."