LOS ANGELES, July 2, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/
-- Breast cancer survivors hailing from Australia, Hong
Kong, Singapore,
Taiwan and the UK will compete in
the International Breast Cancer Survivor Championship in the
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival (July 3-5). The traditional
Chinese sport of dragon boat racing has now become a popular
international sport and a proven treatment for women who have
recovered from breast cancer.
The various pink dragon teams will gather in Hong Kong to celebrate life and promote the
sport as a means to enhance physical and social well-being. The
Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) cordially invites TV stations, print
media and online media to broadcast, publish, or report on this
meaningful race, as well as the rest of the carnival.
Associated Press and Getty Images will have video
news and photos available in the newsroom. Please find the details
below:
- Associated Press (AP) – Video News &
Footage
Language: English
Release Date & Time:
12:30 a.m.,
Saturday, July 4,
2015
Hong Kong Time (GMT+8)
Video news and footage is available on the AP newsroom feed and can
be downloaded from the following link:
FTP://202.82.29.109
Login and password: gmsclient109
An edited version for online media will be ready for download at
7:00 a.m. Hong Kong time (GMT+8), Monday, July 6, 2015 from the same link
above.
- Associated Press (AP) – Photos
10:00 p.m., Sunday, July 5, 2015
Hong Kong Time
(GMT+8)
Photos can be downloaded from the following link:
http://apimages.photoshelter.com/gallery/2015-Hong-Kong-Dragon-Boat-Carnival/G00001VTtNHP93Fc/C0000hadq3J21sPg
Password: HKTB2015
- Getty Images – Photos
10:00
p.m., Sunday, July 5,
2015
Hong Kong Time (GMT+8)
Photos can be downloaded from the following link:
http://www.image.net/hongkongimages
Background Information
The Hong Kong Dragon Boat Carnival will be staged from
July 3, 2015 (Friday) to
July 5, 2015 (Sunday). The
carnival features two key programs: the CCB (Asia) Hong Kong International Dragon Boat
Races in Victoria Harbour and the
San Miguel BeerFest at the UC Centenary Garden in East Tsim Sha
Tsui. Expect three days of intense racing that will fill the
harbour with heart-stopping action, right next to a beer festival,
where athletes and spectators can mingle and dance to live music
and enjoy glasses of refreshing beer.
Dragon Boat
Teams Formed by Breast
Cancer Survivors
The world's first dragon boat team formed by breast cancer
survivors (BCS), named "Abreast in a Boat", appeared back in 1996,
as part of a study conducted by the University
of British Columbia on the impact of exercise on BCS. The
study revealed that the sport, which provides strenuous upper body
exercise in beautiful surroundings and a socially supportive
environment, promotes both physical and emotional health, and is
beneficial to women recovering from breast cancer.
For more details about the event, please visit:
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/see-do/events-festivals/highlight-events/dragon-boat-carnival.jsp
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SOURCE Hong Kong Tourism Board