Equestrian jumping finals will be held as scheduled (Reminder)
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The following is issued on behalf of the Equestrian Company of the XXIX Olympiad.

Attention TV/radio announcers:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible, and repeat it at suitable intervals until 7pm today:

     The Equestrian Company has announced that the equestrian jumping finals planned for this evening (August 21) at the Olympic venue at Sha Tin will go ahead as scheduled.

     A spokesman for the company said it was closely monitoring the movements of Typhoon Nuri with the Hong Kong Observatory. Transport operations, including the spectator shuttle services, are operating at normal times.

Ends/Thursday, August 21, 2008
Issued at HKT 16:36

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