Hong Kong Jockey Club signs ‘2 cities, 3 racecourses’ deal with Guangzhou tourism | HK Racing
The Hong Kong Jockey Club formalized a partnership with the Guangzhou authorities on Tuesday to develop horse-themed tourism within the Greater Bay Area, overlaying coverage assist, publicity, tourism merchandise and business improvement.
A memorandum of understanding was signed on the Hong Kong Science Park by the membership and the Guangzhou Municipal Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau.
Under the settlement, the Guangzhou authorities will assist incorporating racing tourism into cross-border collaborative tasks, and the Conghua Racecourse is to be positioned as a “world-class integrated destination for horse-themed culture, sports and tourism.”
The technique leverages a “Two Cities, Three Racecourses” idea, linking Happy Valley and Sha Tin in Hong Kong with Conghua to drive regional tourism improvement.
In addition to enhancing on-line and offline publicity, each events will collaborate on video manufacturing to advertise world-class racing at Conghua with large-scale promotional actions.
Guangzhou authorities can even assist the membership’s participation in main tourism exhibitions within the metropolis.
The metropolis plans to launch “one-trip multi-stop” itineraries linking the three racecourses, advertising and marketing racing tourism as a signature attraction for high-end home and worldwide enterprise vacationers.
The membership can even associate with Guangzhou media and educational establishments to strengthen expertise cultivation in equine sports activities and tradition.
This follows plans for the membership to launch international-standard racing at Conghua Racecourse in October 2026. The venue will characteristic a collection of horse-related occasions and leisure experiences.
The signing ceremony was witnessed by officers together with Leung Chun-ying, the vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Guangzhou senior Sun Zhiyang and Raymond Tam, the HKJC’s govt director.
The MOU was signed by Ronald Chan, the membership’s head of mainland affairs, and Li Ruolan, chief engineer of the Guangzhou tourism bureau.
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