Four of the world’s best golfers turned up the volume ahead of this week’s high voltage showdown in Singapore (March 3-6) by staging a one-off performance as a star-studded golfing supergroup.  

New Zealand’s Lydia Ko (1), South Korea’s Inbee Park (2) and US star Lexi Thompson (3) were joined by China’s Shanshan Feng (9) for a rocking work-out ahead of the $1.5 million tournament at stunning Sentosa Golf Club.

World No 1 Ko took the mic on lead singer duties, defending champion Park played keyboard, with Thompson on bass guitar and Feng on drums. The fab four performed on a stage specially-built on the spectacular Sentosa golf course with the stunning Singapore skyline in the background.   And, fittingly, as the quartet prepare to battle it out for the iconic trophy, they played along to Take That’s 2007 comeback anthem ‘Rule The World’ which the legendary British pop act will no doubt perform at their concert on Saturday evening. The performance kicked off a week of world class sport and entertainment on and off the course with sponsor HSBC and players hailing the event as “golf as you’ve never seen it before”.

食物及衞生局局長高永文醫生BBS, JP今天為「香港龍舟年」啟動禮擔任主禮嘉賓，其他嘉賓包括沙田區議會議員龐愛蘭 JP、流行女歌手鍾舒漫小姐、銀禧慶典贊助商精工表香港獨家總代理通城鐘錶有限公司常務董事許健偉先生等，中國香港龍舟總會會長劉漢華SBS, JP與一眾嘉賓主禮啟動儀式後，宣佈「香港龍舟年」活動正式展開。

高永文局長在開幕致詞中表示：「龍舟在中國有超過五千年歷史的傳統，到近幾十年香港人將這個源自漁民的水上消遣活動發揚光大，透過舉辦香港國際龍舟邀請賽，把龍舟競渡推向國際舞台，從而演變成現代普及的水上運動之一。龍舟運動在發展的同時亦見證了香港的經濟發達和繁榮興盛，龍舟比賽舉行的地點亦與時並進，賽事亦更具規模。大家可以透過龍舟運動體驗到「香港精神」，欣賞健兒們團結一致，在龍舟上努力不懈地揮槳，一心一意地向著終點進發。」

龍舟總會主席馬兆榮醫生MH在啟動禮上宣佈，今年「香港國際龍舟邀請賽」將會首次移師至中環海濱公園舉行，並特設「中國香港龍舟總會銀禧大龍邀請賽」、「香港國際盃」及「國際展能錦標賽」賽事，讓本港傳統漁民大龍、來自世界各地的國家隊隊伍或地區優勝的隊伍，以及國際展能龍再度在維港亮相，在中環海濱海傍競逐錦標。

「香港龍舟年」還有很多其他宣揚社區共融的龍舟活動，包括：「龍舟齊划．傷健同行」推廣計劃、「龍舟運動知多少」學校巡迴展覽、「暑假齊來划龍舟」青少年計劃，以及龍舟攝影比賽等，希望全港市民會積極參與，一同分享龍舟運動的樂趣。

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