Horses Across Hong Kong 2004 Carnivalfull of joy and fun

Horses Across Hong Kong 2004 Carnivalfull of joy and fun

Forty beautiful horse statues displayed at the "Horses Across Hong Kong 2004" (HAHK) carnival at New World Plaza in Tsim Sha Tsui attracted over thousand people on 7 November 2004.

After casting their votes for the Most Popular Horses Statue Student Designfrom 20 student designs, hundreds participants posed with Shetland ponies and get a free Polaroid picture. The votes from the public were combined with selections from a panel of judges, with each group contributing 50 per cent to the total scores.

The design of number 17 won the championship. Mr. Ronald Arculli, Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club,presentedHK$5,000 scholarship to the winning designer Miss Amy K W Li, a student from the School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The 1st runner-up, Miss Lucy C Y Chow from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, received a scholarship of $3,000 from Mr. Paul Brown, Assistant Director of Information Services Department (Public Relations Outside Hong Kong).

Finally, Mr. Lambert Chan, General Manager of Destination Marketing of Hong Kong Tourism Board handed the $2,000 award to the 2nd runner-up, Miss Greene S Y Wu from the School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

All the remaining 17 student designswere awarded a consolation prize of $1,000 each.

Starting from 8 November 2004, the beautiful horse statues will be deployed around the territory at high traffic places and tourist attractions such as Avenue of Stars and Park Lane in Tsim Sha Tsui, Golden Bauhinia Square in Wanchai, Statue Square in Central and the Peak to display.

Horses Across Hong Kong is hosted by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, jointly organized by Hong Kong Tourism Board and Brand Hong Kong, as a spectacular prelude to the world-famous Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races that will take place on December 12 this year. The program aims to celebrate Hong Kong's status as Asia's World City, with world-class attractions for both the local community as well as tourists.