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Worse Year by Year, Most Disgraceful to Hong Kong
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Photo: Wong Ka-cheong (王嘉昌)
── Original Text
一年差過一年 最失禮香港
缺乏宣傳，昨日舉行的國際龍舟邀請賽場面冷清，觀眾數目寥寥無幾。王嘉昌攝
外國人如何看今次賽事
列支敦士登代表
河水臭垃圾多
「今次是我們第六次參賽，今年氣氛沒上年般熱鬧。在海港比賽的感覺始終較好，而且城門河的水質好像不太好，有臭味之餘亦有很多死魚及垃圾漂浮。」
英國遊客 Ben (右)及友人
缺乏英文資訊
「我們之前到赤柱時看見龍舟練習始知有今次賽事。現場亦較少英文指示及資訊，令人感覺今次比賽似專為中國人而設的，而且大會沒有提供看台，長得矮的觀眾不知怎辦。」
── English Translation
Worse year by year, most disgraceful to Hong Kong
Lack of promotion, the international dragon boat invitational tournament held yesterday was deserted, with very few spectators. Photo by Wong Ka-cheong.
How foreigners view this event
Liechtenstein representative
River water stinks, lots of rubbish
"This is our sixth time participating, and the atmosphere this year is not as lively as last year. The feeling of racing in the harbor is always better, and the water quality of Shing Mun River doesn't seem very good. Besides the bad smell, there are also many dead fish and garbage floating."
British tourist Ben (right) and friend
Lack of English information
"We only knew about this event when we saw dragon boat practices in Stanley before. There are also few English instructions and information on site, making people feel this competition is exclusively set up for Chinese. Also, the organizers didn't provide stands, so short spectators don't know what to do."