The world's elite jockeys have been invited for the 7th Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, 8 December 2004, a prelude to this year's Hong Kong International Races on Sunday, 12 December.

The jockeys are randomly allocated their mounts in a draw and the winner will be the one accumulating the most points during three races carrying a prize-money bonus of 30%.