Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1992

I m b u ed w i th t he j o y o f v i c t o r y, t he c r ew p e r f o r m ed the t r a d i t i o n al r i t u al o f the w i n n i ng t e am: t h ey m a n h a n d l ed t h e ir c ox a nd the t wo coaches, a nd tossed t h em i n to t he S h i ng M un R i v e r. C h e e r ed b y the spectators a n d e x h i l a r a t ed b y success, c r ew m e m b e rs t h em s e l v es j u m p ed i n to the r i v er o ne after the other. T h o u gh t he w a t er w a s p o l l u t e d, t h e ir c e r e m o n i al d i v es m u st h a ve s e r v ed as a catharsis, r e l i e v i ng t h em o f t he t e n s i o n, a n x i e t y, a n d strain b r o u g ht a b o ut b y t he race a n d t he h a r sh t r a i n i ng b e f o re i t. V i c t o ry is t he best r e w a rd f o r a l l e f f o r ts spent. Recounting Their Experience T he c r ew this y e ar h a ve b e en i n s p i r ed by the achievements of t h e ir seniors, a n d l i k e w i se t h e ir v i c t o r i es w i l i n s p i re others t o t a ke u p r o w i ng after t h em. K e e p e rs o f a ny respectable t r a d i t i on w i l be z e a l o us i n r e c o r d i ng i t s o w n c h r o n i c l e s, a n d t h us i t m i g ht be appropriate to r e c o rd in c l o s i ng h ow s ome c r ew m e m b e rs summarize t h e ir rowing e x p e r i e n ce i n the y e ar 1992: ‘I r e l i sh t h e sensation o f s t r e am l i n ed s p e ed as w e a d v a n ce a g a i n st t h e w i n ds a n d w a v e s, a n d I e n j oy t h at special f e e l i ng o f " us against the w o r l d " .' ' R o w i ng is a d i f f i c u lt sport a nd t r a i n i ng is a n ordeal, b u t y o u e m e r ge f r om i t a better p e r s o n: r e s p o n s i b l e, f u l of d e t e r m i n a t i on a nd p e r s e v e r a n c e . ' T h r o u gh r o w i ng I h a ve w on g o od f r i e n d s. I t 's an a c t i v i ty that d e m a n ds j o i nt e f f o r t, t e a m w o r k, a n d a s y m p a t hy b o th i n e m o t i o ns a nd b o d i ly m o v e m e n ts a m o ng c r ew m e m b e r s. T o g e t h er t h ey p r o d u ce a m y s t i c al c o m r a d e s h ip a n d i n t i m a c y, a n d l a s t i ng f r i e n d s h i p . ' ‘ M u ch as I l i ke t h e e x c i t e m e nt o f t h e c o m p e t i t i on a n d t he taste o f v i c t o r y, I b e l i e ve t he s i g n i f i c a n ce o f the race lies i n its message: r o w i ng is g o od f u n n o t o n ly f o r t he p a r t i c i p a n ts b u t also t he spectators. I h o pe t he sport w i ll b e a c c e p t ed a n d e n j o y ed b y m o re p e o p le i n H o ng K o n g. • Men's Team 1992 M r, Shek Ho n - y iu (cox)，4th Year Mathematics M r. L a i Chi-king ， 3rd Year Electronics M r. N g Sau-chin ， 3rd Year Information Engineering M r. Seto Wa i - wa h, 1st Year Medicine M r. Wo ng Chun-wa, 2nd Year Mathematics M r. Cheng Chi-chung ， 3rd Year Chemistry M r. L u ng Yu-cheung, 2nd Year Physics M r. Wo ng Wing-lok, 2nd Year Information Engineering M r. Chow Kit-kwan, 2nd Year Business Administration Women's Team 1992 Mis Le Pui-lin (cox), 4th Year Mathematics Mis Fok Siu-foon, 3rd Year English Mis L ai Chi-hung, 3rd Year Chemistry M i s C h e u ng W a i - y i, 3 r d Y e ar B u s i n e ss Administration Mis Betty Leung, 4th Year English R OW T O v i c t o ry 22