Olympic Live Site (6.9.2008)

  • The Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs Carrie Yau, speaking at the launching ceremony of the Olympic Live Site in Hong Kong for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Sha Tin Park this evening.

  • A performance, Kung Fu on wheel-chair, at the launching ceremony of the Olympic Live Site in Hong Kong for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games in Sha Tin Park this evening.

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"Heavenly Horse - the Horse in Chinese Art and Culture" (14.8.2008)

  • Wellington Mayor, Ms Kerry Prendergast, accompanied by the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs Carrie Yau, toured the exhibition "Heavenly Horse - the Horse in Chinese Art and Culture" at the Hong Kong Museum of History on August 14. The exhibition coincides with the equestrian events of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games being held in Hong Kong. Pictured are Ms Prendergast and Mrs Yau (right), appreciating an artifact from the Tang dynasty (AD618 -907), a white clay figurine of a dancing horse, unearthed from Shaanxi Province. These horses underwent long periods of training to dance to music and put on an entertaining show. This is quite similar to the dressage of today's equestrian events.

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Hong Kong volunteers headed for Beijing for 2008 Olympic Games (1.8.2008)

  • Pictured is the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs Carrie Yau, giving a speech at a ceremony to show support for the volunteers. Among the guests is the Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Mr Li Gang (fifth from right).

  • More than 100 Hong Kong volunteers, in a group photo with the guests officiating at today's ceremony, making a gesture of a welcoming smile for the 2008 Olympic Games.

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PSHA checked readiness of the Hong Kong Airport for Equestrian Events (9.7.2008)

  • The Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs Carrie Yau, visited the airport on July 9 to see its readiness for receiving guests and horses for the upcoming Olympic Equestrian events. Picture shows Mrs Yau chatting with two of the airport ambassadors, Miss Irene Cheng (fifth from left) and Miss Connie Yeung (sixth from left), who speak Spanish and French, at the airport hospitality desk.

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Yuen Long District Sports Carnival (27.4.2008)

  • Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs Carrie Yau (third right) and (from left) Yuen Long District Officer, Mr James Chan; Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Pamela Tan; President of the SF&OC, Mr Timothy Fok; Chairman of the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association, Mr Lee Chi-wing; and Star of the Yuen Long District Sports Carnival, Mr So Wa-wai, officiate at the launching ceremony of the 100-day countdown to the Beijing 2008 Olympics at Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground on April 27.

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