Lei Yue Mun International Dragon Boat Race 2003 launched on 22 June, 2003, there was more than 70 dragon boat teams from many countries joined the competition. From 1976, International Dragon Boat Race in Hong Kong is a well-known program; it is firstly launched by Hong Kong Tourism Board. In the first year, there was only one foreign team join the race. More and more teams from all over the world join it in the following year. In 2003, many race participants and also audience visited Lei Yue Mun and also enjoyed the favorable seafood. Everyone could bear a big smile back home at that day.

　　The Lei Yue Mun Seafood Festival originated from 1992. All restaurants and seafood stores introduce and promote different kind of dishes and special offer to visitors in order to attract more people coming to Lei Yue Mun and even help the tourism business in Hong Kong. In each year, many function and celebration activities operate such as lion dance performance, Chinese opera and many Chinese musical performances. Restaurants in order to attract more customers, they will design many new dishes and traditional dishes to fulfill the taste of customers.

During the festival of year 2003, many Government officials came for this festive opening ceremony. The officials also expressed that the Government would pay high attention on the development of Lei Yue Mun as an international seafood cuisine Center.