Dragon Boating - More than a sport, a Tradition

2024 雅加達國際龍舟節 

The Jakarta International Dragon Boat Festival (JIDBF) 2024

由香港駐雅加達經濟貿易辦事處（駐雅加達經貿辦）贊助的二○二四年雅加達國際龍舟節今日（七月十三日）在印尼雅加達舉行，以慶祝香港特別行政區（特區）成立二十七周年。

二○二四年雅加達國際龍舟節共有超過1 200位健兒參與。駐雅加達經貿辦更首次邀請兩支香港龍舟隊伍親赴印尼參賽，促進各地運動員交流，並助力雅加達國際龍舟節進一步邁向國際化。兩支香港龍舟隊伍在比賽中均取得不錯表現。

駐雅加達經貿辦繼今年四月的菲律賓長灘島國際龍舟節後，再次與中國香港龍舟總會合作，在活動場地設展介紹香港作為現代龍舟競賽發源地的歷史。駐雅加達經貿辦亦在其攤位展示香港的盛事年表，鼓勵印尼民眾親身訪港，感受盛事之都的魅力。

雅加達國際龍舟節於二○一七年在駐雅加達經貿辦的贊助下首次舉行。活動迅速發展成當地一大盛事，並獲雅加達省政府支持。

The Jakarta International Dragon Boat Festival (JIDBF) 2024 sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Jakarta (HKETO Jakarta) was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, today (July 13) to celebrate the 27th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

he JIDBF 2024 was attended by over 1 200 athletes. The HKETO Jakarta also invited two Hong Kong dragon boat teams to take part in the races in Indonesia for the first time, with a view to deepening exchanges among athletes from different places and adding further impetus to the internationalisation of the JIDBF. Both Hong Kong dragon boat teams delivered outstanding performance in the competition.

Following the collaboration at the Boracay International Dragon Boat Festival in the Philippines in April this year, the HKETO Jakarta joined forces with the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association again to set up an exhibition at the event venue to showcase Hong Kong's history as the birthplace of modern dragon boat races. The HKETO Jakarta also displayed at its booth Hong Kong's mega-event calendar, encouraging the Indonesian community to visit Hong Kong to see the city's vibrancy as a mega-event capital.

The JIDBF was launched in 2017 with the support of the HKETO Jakarta and has since grown rapidly into a local signature event supported by the Jakarta Provincial Government.

Source: 香港政府新聞公報