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Photo Release - HKJC showcases its CNY float with giant golden racehorse sculptures

31/01/2011

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club has become one of Hong Kong's best known and respected organisations, providing the public with world-class sporting entertainment as well as being the city's major non-Government community benefactor, now donating more than HK$1 billion a year to charitable and community projects.  It has been a part of Hong Kong through good times and bad, sharing the city's growth and development with its people, and is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for future generations.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club today (31 January) showcases its float for this year's International Chinese New Year Night Parade, featuring two giant racehorses drawing lucky gold coins that are sure to make it one of the striking floats in the parade. It will also be one of the most dazzling, thanks to a fine layer of genuine gold powder coating the horse sculptures, bringing good fortune to all who see them. Titled
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club today (31 January) showcases its float for this year's International Chinese New Year Night Parade, featuring two giant racehorses drawing lucky gold coins that are sure to make it one of the striking floats in the parade. It will also be one of the most dazzling, thanks to a fine layer of genuine gold powder coating the horse sculptures, bringing good fortune to all who see them. Titled "Fortune in the Lead", the float depicts how the Club adds value to the community through its not-for-profit business model by channelling gaming demand into huge tax revenues of more than HK$14 billion a year and charitable donations exceeding HK$1.5 billion. The two horses at its centrepiece are at full gallop, symbolising the Club's competitive spirit and dedication to providing world-class sporting entertainment. Spectators can enjoy a spectacular traditional Chinese shadow puppet show performance, fused with modern-day creativity, alongside the float.

 
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Photo 3, Photo 4: The Club's mascot, dressed in auspicious Chinese style, joins young dancers from SkyHigh Creative Partners in Tin Shui Wai to wish all Hong Kong people 'Fortune in the Lead'.
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Photo 3, Photo 4: The Club's mascot, dressed in auspicious Chinese style, joins young dancers from SkyHigh Creative Partners in Tin Shui Wai to wish all Hong Kong people 'Fortune in the Lead'.

 
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Also performing alongside the Club's float this year will be a group of teenagers from Tin Shui Wai, Tung Chung and Sham Shui Po, all of whom have been participating in the Club!|s CARE@hkjc Volunteer Team community programmes. Having recently been given the opportunity to attend a puppetry workshop hosted by shadow puppet master Li Jianxin, they will demonstrate these newly-learned skills at the parade. By involving community groups like Sky High and the teenagers who are supported by the Club's charitable donations or volunteering services, the Club aims to inspire these young people to pursue their dreams, through an eye-opening chance to participate in this international festive celebration and show their creativity to a worldwide audience. It also fulfils the Club's objective of encouraging its community beneficiaries to contribute to society themselves.
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Also performing alongside the Club's float this year will be a group of teenagers from Tin Shui Wai, Tung Chung and Sham Shui Po, all of whom have been participating in the Club!|s CARE@hkjc Volunteer Team community programmes. Having recently been given the opportunity to attend a puppetry workshop hosted by shadow puppet master Li Jianxin, they will demonstrate these newly-learned skills at the parade. By involving community groups like Sky High and the teenagers who are supported by the Club's charitable donations or volunteering services, the Club aims to inspire these young people to pursue their dreams, through an eye-opening chance to participate in this international festive celebration and show their creativity to a worldwide audience. It also fulfils the Club's objective of encouraging its community beneficiaries to contribute to society themselves.

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