Hong Kong's Sha Tin Racecourse holds the "National Day Racing Day" to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China

China News Service, Hong Kong, October 1 (Reporter Liu Yueqing) To celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Hong Kong Jockey Club ("Jockey Club") held a "National Day Racing Day" event at Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on October 1, attracting nearly 30,000 spectators, including more than 9,300 tourists.

In the opening performance session, "China's three great tenors" Mo Hualun, Dai Yuqiang, and Wei Song jointly sang "My Sun", "I Love You China", "My Motherland and Me" and other songs, and led the singing of the national anthem with the accompaniment of the Hong Kong Police Silver Band. Later, the Hebei Cangzhou Acrobatic Troupe presented a performance with Chinese flags.

Warren Mok, Artistic Director of the Hong Kong Opera House, said that it was an honor to celebrate the National Day with tens of thousands of Hong Kong citizens and mainland tourists and to sing diverse songs in Hong Kong, a center for cultural and artistic exchange between China and foreign countries. He hopes that through singing, he can convey the horse racing spirit of working hard and enterprising to every audience.

11 matches were played one after another that day, among which the third "National Day Cup" was the focus. The 1,000-meter race was won by "Color King" ridden by jockey Purton. After the game, Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong SAR Government Chen Guoji, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Sun Shangwu, and Deputy Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Hua Youwei presented the trophy to the winning horse team.

It is reported that the "National Day Cup" was established in 1999 and has been upgraded to a third-level competition since the 2016/2017 horse racing season. The trophy is a handmade Chinese silver bowl.

In order to celebrate the National Day with citizens and tourists, the public seats at Sha Tin Racecourse will be open for free on the 1st. That day coincided with the 38th wedding anniversary of Mr. Wu and his wife, citizens, and the couple specially came to watch the game to experience a "double celebration." In an interview with a reporter from China News Service, Mr. Wu said that the "National Day Cup" was exciting and enjoyable to watch. In the evening, the two will go to the Wong Tai Sin Temple in Sik Sik Yuen to watch the fire dragon dance and pray. They wish for the prosperity of the motherland and Hong Kong, as well as a harmonious marriage and good health every year.

Huang Ying, a tourist from Beijing, arrived at the racecourse early to grab a seat to watch the race, recorded many wonderful moments, and purchased various cultural and creative gifts such as dolls, headbands, and blind boxes, intending to take them back to the mainland to give to her relatives and friends. Huang Ying told a reporter from China News Service that she began to pay attention to related sports after Hong Kong co-organized the equestrian competition of the Beijing Olympic Games. She believes that horse racing is a vivid embodiment of Hong Kong's multicultural integration.

Huang Ying also noticed that National Day decorations can be seen everywhere on the streets of Hong Kong, creating a strong festive atmosphere. She hopes that the country will be prosperous and powerful, Hong Kong's development will move forward steadily like thousands of horses galloping, and people's lives will flourish.