More than 33,000 people of all ages, including kids and teenagers, as well as young adults, parents and grandparents flocked to the Community Festival held at Sha Tin Racecourse over the Easter holidays in celebration of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s 130th Anniversary. Most visitors had a fun-filled day with many of them went to Penfold Park to enjoy close encounter with horses. The three-day large-scale free community event ending today (5 April) featured a wide array of “edutainment” activities including two world record-breaking events.
The first record was a fingerprint painting of horses measuring over 230 metres in length and 150 square metres in total area produced by over 1,000 local primary and secondary school students under the leadership of Club Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges and renowned cross-media artist Simon Ma. This huge painting has been verified as the largest-ever fingerprint painting in the world. The second record-breaking event was a debut display of a 10,000-square-metre installation art composed of over 10,000 papier mâché eco-horse sculptures which has set a Guinness World Record as “the largest display of recycled paper animal sculptures”. The sculptures were made under the “Ten Thousand Galloping Horses, United With One Heart” Installation Art and Education Project, organised by The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups and funded by the Club’s Charities Trust.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a world-class horse racing operator and Hong Kong’s largest community benefactor, as well as one of Asia’s most prestigious membership clubs. Operating as a not-for-profit organisation, the Club allocates its surplus funds for charitable and community projects. In 2013/14, its donations reached a record HK$3.6 billion, and in the last decade alone it supported over 1,275 projects. The Club is also Hong Kong’s largest single taxpayer, contributing a record HK$19.58 billion in 2013/14. With about 70% of its revenue given back to society every year through donations and tax contributions, The Hong Kong Jockey Club delivers a significantly higher return to the community than any other racing and/or sports betting organisation in the world. As a socially responsible organisation, the Club helps Government combat illegal betting and advocates responsible gambling. The Club is also one of Hong Kong’s largest employers with over 24,800 full-time and part-time staff. Committed to global excellence and giving back to society, the Club is always “riding high together for a better future” with the people of Hong Kong. Please visit website 130.hkjc.com.
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Thanks to the Club, over 1,000 local primary and secondary school students are given the opportunity to participate in the record-breaking event of producing the largest-ever fingerprint painting in the world.
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Zone 1 a£á¡§ 130th Anniversary Exhibition: Recapitulates the Cluba£á?s history and its tremendous contributions to Hong Kong over the years.
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Zone 2 a£á¡§ Leta£á?s Build a Green City: Encourages all participants to become a part of an environment-friendly community.
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Zone 3 a£á¡§ Family Love and Care: Shares tips on how to bring love home.
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Zone 4 a£á¡§ DIY Together: Helps participants unleash their creativity through fun-filled workshops.
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Over 1,500 drawings created by secondary students along the theme a£á?share the joya£á? were displayed for the public to appreciate the joy and vision of our creative youth.
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Zone 5 a£á¡§ Enthralled by Ten Thousand Horses: Be inspired by the debut display of huge installation art composed of over 10,000 papier mA¢Fché eco-horse sculptures made under the a£á?Ten Thousand Galloping Horses, United With One Hearta£á? Installation Art and Education Project at Sha Tin Racecourse.
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Zone 6 a£á¡§ Pursuit of a Football Dream: Young people puts their best foot forward as they join professional football skills assessment in the pursuit of their football dream.
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Zone 7 a£á¡§ Live Performances: Feature performances by internationally-renowned theatrical production CAVALIA (Photo 10), as well as local bands Mr. (Photo 11) and Robynn & Kendy (Photo 12) performing the HKJC 130th Anniversary celebration song a£á?Progressing Togethera£á?, promoting the citya£á?s a£á?can doa£á? spirit.
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Zone 8 a£á¡§ Fitness for All: Comprehensive fitness assessments help the health-conscious take their first step towards a healthy lifestyle.
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Zone 9 a£á¡§ Horse Encounters: Visitors are thrilled by up-close encounters with horses at Penfold Park during the festival. Through show jumping and eventing demonstrations by the HKJC Equestrian Team, as well as quadrille shows and pony rides, the Club endeavours to promote equestrian sports in Hong Kong.
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Community ambassadors from the Cluba£á?s 130th Anniversary Progressing Together cheering team dances in different zones. Their energetic performance is aimed at instilling energy into the visitors, encouraging them to cheer for others to unleash their potential in any endeavours.
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