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Photo release - Star-studded "Hong Kong Night" at the Beijing Hong Kong Jockey Club Clubhouse Celebrating the Beijing Olympic Games and Olympic Equestrian Events

5 August 2008


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Officiating guests toast to the success of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at "Hong Kong Night". The star-studded event was co-hosted by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee, Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) and the International Equestrian Federation (FEI). (From left to right) the Club's Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, President of the Hong Kong Equestrian Federation Simon Ip, Executive Board Member of the International Olympic Committee Yu Zaiqing, Chairman of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee Hein Verbruggen, President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China Timothy Fok, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong SAR Government Henry Tang, President of the Federation Equestre Internationale, HRH Princess Haya, Club Chairman John C C Chan, Honorary President for life of the International Olympic Committee Juan Antonio Samaranch, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong & Macau Affairs Office of the State Council, China Hua Jian, Assistant to the President of BOCOG Tu Mingde, and Club Steward of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Michael Lee.


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Club Chairman John C C Chan presents souvenirs with Chinese and Olympic characteristics to (from right) the President of the Federation Equestre Internationale, HRH Princess Haya, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Henry Tang, and President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, Timothy Fok.


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President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge joins "Hong Kong Night". Photographed here from left to right: President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, Timothy Fok, Club Chairman John C C Chan, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Henry Tang, President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge and Madame Rogge.


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More than 400 guests from the IOC, BOCOG, National Olympic Committees, the International Federations, senior Chinese Government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, HK & Macau Affairs Office, and the Hong Kong SAR Government attended "Hong Kong Night" held at the Beijing Hong Kong Jockey Club Clubhouse.


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