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The following is issued on behalf of The Equestrian Company:
People interested in becoming volunteers at the Beijing 2008 Olympics and Paralympics Equestrian Events in Hong Kong next summer have until next Monday (December 31) to apply.
A spokesman for The Equestrian Company (EqCo) said that more than 15,000 people had so far applied to become volunteers in these Equestrian Events to be held in August and September next year.
The EqCo is recruiting 1,800 volunteers for the August events and another 600 for the events in September.
About 900 volunteers have already been accepted and 200 of them are Core Volunteers who are helping to train the others. These Core Volunteers have receiving their own training from experts, including from Australia with experience from the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
All people need to do is log on to the EqCo's website at www.equestrian2008.org to register as applicants.
The EqCo is also appealing to employers of those people who have been recruited as volunteers to grant their employees leave which will enable them to work at the Games.
The spokesman said being selected as a volunteer for the Olympics and Paralympics Equestrian Events was a great achievement.
¡§In the spirit of the Games, we ask employers to consider granting leave to any employees who will be working as volunteers.
¡§We cannot stage the Games without volunteers and we need employers¡¦ help to ensure their employees can participate.¡¨
Ends/Thursday, December 27, 2007
Issued at HKT 18:08
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