Hong Kong Jockey Club supports Xinjiang in advancing national equine industry development
The five-year partnership focuses on upgrading and internationalising Xinjiang’s horse industry.
Hong Kong.- The Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Sports Bureau of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in Urumqi have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for a long-term partnership designed to modernise and internationalise the region’s equine industry.
The five-year cooperation aims to upgrade Xinjiang’s equine industry and support national efforts to achieve development goals in the equine sector. Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, the club’s chief executive officer; Andrew Harding, the club’s executive director of Racing and members of the club’s expert team paid a visit to Xinjiang in late July, where they were received by Erkin Tuniyaz, chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Government.
Xinjiang has China’s largest horse population and is home to one of its most celebrated breed, the yili. Under the National Equine Industry Development Plan (2020-2025) and the Xinjiang Modern Equine Industry Development Plan (2019-2030), the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region aims to promote the integrated development of horse breeding, training, racing and horse culture tourism.
