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From left: Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer of the Club, Mrs Betty Fung, Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, The Hon Timothy Fok Tsun Ting, President of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, Dr Simon S O Ip, Chairman of the Club, Mr Juan-Carlos Capelli, Vice President of LONGINES and Head of International Marketing Mr Kevin Rollenhagen, Managing Director of The Swatch Group (Hong Kong) Limited, accompanied by the 12 participating jockeys, jointly officiate at the ceremony.

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Dr Simon S O Ip, Chairman of the Club, presents a silver goblet to each of the 12 participating jockeys and poses for a group photo.

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A pyrotechnics display on the turf light up the Happy Valley sky during the opening ceremony.

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Fans receive a souvenir bandana when voting for their favourite competing jockeys.

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Racing ambassadors in colourful costumes greet the racegoers throughout the night in the Beer Garden.