The Sha Tin Rowing Center and the Jockey Club Shek Mun Rowing Center, which were built along the Shing Mun River, are also strongly attacked and affected by the super typhoon “Mangkhut ”, part of the pontoons are severely damaged and the boathouses were flooded. The Hong Kong, China Rowing Association (HKCRA) had issued an urgent notice on the website that all courses and activities, including the training of the Hong Kong team and youth team, are cancelled. The pontoons at both Rowing Centres and other facilities are severely damaged, in case the pontoon could not be repaired, the estimated renovation and repair costs for both centers are around HK$6 million. Since both centres are highly used by the Hong Kong team, university teams, clubs, schools and the public, the usage rate is around 400 people per day; closure of both centres will be seriously affected the regular training. Therefore, the HKCRA is now appeal for your support to rebuild our sports!

There are two methods for donation: –

1. Online Fundraising (with 7% administration fee)
You can donate by credit card as at following link:
https://www.simplygiving.com/NonProfit/hkcra

2. Bank transfer
We also welcome bank transfer to our bank account as follows:
Bank: Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)
Account name: Hong Kong, China Rowing Association
Account No. : 002-6-187443
Please e-mail the bank-in slip to: hkcra@rowing.org.hk and mark your donation as “fund raising” in your e-mail so that we could identify the donations amount and use for the above specific purpose.

If you have any problem for the donations, please feel free to contact our staff at 2699-7271.

Thank you for your support!

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