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BackHong Kong Jockey Club cancels Sha Tin race meeting for Tung Chee-hwa state funeral
Hong Kong Jockey Club cancels Sha Tin race meeting for Tung Chee-hwa state funeral
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Hong Kong Jockey Club cancels Sha Tin race meeting for Tung Chee-hwa state funeral

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  • The Hong Kong Jockey Club cancelled Sunday's Sha Tin race meeting as a mark of respect for the state funeral of Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong's first chief executive and former vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
  • Off-course betting branches will be closed on September 20, while other weekend sports like football and women's rugby are expected to proceed.

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Why It Matters

Tung Chee-hwa served as the first chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and held the position of vice-chairman in the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. His state funeral is being held with a vigil on Saturday and public memorial and funeral on Sunday.

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Sunday’s Sha Tin meeting has been cancelled because of the state funeral arrangements for Hong Kong’s first chief executive, Tung Chee-hwa.

In a brief statement on Wednesday, the Hong Kong Jockey Club said the 10-race card would not go ahead as a mark of respect for Tung, who was also the vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

Tung’s vigil will be held on Saturday, with a public memorial and funeral set to take place on Sunday.

“In view of the state funeral arrangements for the honourable Tung Chee-hwa, former vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and the first chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and as a mark of respect for the occasion, the race meeting originally scheduled for Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse will be cancelled,” the HKJC statement said.

“All off-course betting branches will be closed on September 20.”

While racing is cancelled, other weekend sport is expected to go ahead, with the Football Association of Hong Kong, China, previously confirming a full slate of football matches in the Senior Shield would take place.

Meanwhile, the organisers of the women’s rugby WXV Global Series Challenger, which is scheduled to play its second round at Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground on Saturday, told the South China Morning Post at the start of the week that there were no plans to rearrange games.

Open Questions

  • Will the Sha Tin race meeting be rescheduled for a later date?
  • Are there any other sporting events affected by the funeral arrangements beyond those mentioned?

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OrganizationsHong Kong Jockey ClubFootball Association of Hong Kong, ChinaOrganisers of the women's rugby WXV Global Series ChallengerNational Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
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Topicssha tin racecoursehong kong jockey clubstate funeralnational committee of the chinese people's political consultative conferencefootball association of hong kong chinawomen's rugby wxv global series challenger
This article was originally published by SCMP Sport.

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