cycling event turned out to receive T-shirts and mementos at
the National Stadium on Saturday.
Bespoke fashion: A military cadet prepares T-shirts for
distribution to cyclists who have registered for next week's
‘Bike for Dad’ event.
Armed forces personnel were deployed from 8am-5pm to
distribute the gift sets to registered cyclists on behalf of
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Another 50,000 sets will be handed out today.
Each
gift set includes a T-shirt, wristband and commemorative pin.
The Crown Prince
will lead the 29km ride along Bangkok’s
streets on Dec 11, modelled after the similar
“Bike for Mom”
event on Aug 16 which drew tens of thousands of participants
nationwide.
Bike for Dad will also be held in provinces
across the country,
while Thais living abroad have also been encouraged to
stage
their own events.
A rehearsal of the cycling event was due to
begin at 6am today
at the Royal Plaza.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration is
working with
the Metropolitan Electricity Authority to repair street lights as
well as install 1,000 new lights along the cycling route.
Decorations are also being placed along the
course, and efforts
are being made to improve the road surface ahead of the
event,
the BMA said.
More than 1,700 new CCTV cameras will be
installed along the
route and connected to the city’s traffic control centre,
according
to the BMA.
Medical and emergency units will also be deployed
to provide
any assistance necessary during the event.
The BMA has asked contractors working on
construction projects
along the cycling route — which includes the 700-metre
Sky Walk...
project on Ratchadamri Road — to halt work temporarily while
project on Ratchadamri Road — to halt work temporarily while
the
event is under way.
Bangkok governor MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra on
Friday
inspected the installation of new lighting at the Royal Plaza.
He also
inspected Chulalongkorn University, which will serve as
a rest spot for
cyclists during the event.
Bike
for Dad participants will begin their ride at 3pm from the
Royal Plaza,
completing a circuit which will pass Siriraj Hospital,
where His Majesty the
King is currently staying.
After
the cycling event, the Crown Prince will also preside over
an outdoor
performance of a khon masked dance performance.
The performances will also be
staged for public viewing at the
Royal Plaza from Dec 12-13.
News,General,Bangkok Post,29 November 2015.
Glad to hear this.
Love live our beloved King.
Long live our beloved Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn
Sincerely Yours.
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