The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and the city of Deauville in France officially joined forces on Wednesday, agreeing to cooperate on a range of areas, including horse riding and polo.<\/p>\n
Officials from the two sides signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the French consulate in Hong Kong, with the understanding also covering equine medicine, the supply of racehorses and horse riding.<\/p>\n
The three-year agreement further cemented a relationship that already involves racing events in Hong Kong and at the Deauville-La Touques Racecourse, which hosts HKJC trophy races every August.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeauville and Hong Kong may be oceans apart, but we are joined by the same spirit \u2013 a love for horses, sport, elegance and tradition, as well as a constant drive for innovation and excellence,\u201d Philippe Behuet, Deauville\u2019s deputy mayor, said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe values upheld by the Hong Kong Jockey Club deeply resonate with those of our town, which has long been in both places the home to world-class horse events. Together, we can foster new opportunities, inspire young talent, and strengthen the enduring bond between our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Signed by Behuet and Andrew Harding, HKJC\u2019s executive director, racing, the agreement was witnessed by various officials, including Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, the club\u2019s CEO, and Christile Drulhe, Consul General of France in Hong Kong and Macau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) and the city of Deauville in France officially joined forces on Wednesday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":439548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[206083,206082,206080,206079,206084,2226,206081,3448,74621,85,46,26484,206085,105,206086],"class_list":["post-439547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-asia-polo-cup","tag-christile-drulhe","tag-consul-general-of-france-in-hong-kong-and-macau","tag-deauville","tag-deauville-la-touques-racecourse","tag-france","tag-french-consulate-in-hong-kong","tag-hong-kong","tag-hong-kong-jockey-club","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-macau","tag-philippe-behuet","tag-sports","tag-winfried-engelbrecht-bresges"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}