The Chinese Benevolent Association (CBA) launched the second Jamaica Dragon Boat Festival on Friday at the Grand Hotel Excelsior Port Royal (formerly the Morgan’s Harbour Hotel), against the backdrop of the glistening waters of the Kingston Harbour. The festival will be held next Saturday and Sunday at the same venue.

Vincent Chang, past president of the CBA and chairman of the CBA Dragon Boat Festival Committee, welcomed the launch of the second event. The inaugural festival attracted a large, appreciative audience that filled the waving gallery and dock last year.

"I am here because we do at the Chinese Benevolent Association believe this is a festival that should be here in Jamaica forever, because the dragon boat has a lot of things we believe can help build the Jamaican community. There's a lot of things in there, and of course, strengthen our ties, the Jamaica-China friendship, and this is what we're all about.”