ANE: Tour of Hong Kong Olympic Village
The following is issued on behalf of the Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Company:
A tour of the Hong Kong Olympic Village (Royal Park Hotel in Sha Tin) by Olympic Identity Accreditation Card-holding members of the media is scheduled for tomorrow (July 29) morning, at 11am.
Only accredited members are to be admitted to the village, which
provides accommodation for the 42 teams expected to compete in next month's Equestrian Events of the Olympics in Hong Kong.
The village provides full-fledged facilities for the athletes, from
dining to physiotherapy rooms, to meditation rooms for different religions.
A briefing for the media will be hosted by Mayor of the Village Ms
Elsie Leung and Head of Games Services of the Equestrian Company Mr Tang Ho-kong.
The tour does not include any interviews with any of the teams in the
village.
Media representatives wishing to cover the tour should assemble by
10.15am tomorrow at the Flags Plaza of the village, the entrance which is in Yi Ching Lane, next to the Sha Tin Law Courts Building.
Temporary passes will be issued to the media representatives in
exchange of their OIAC.
Media representatives need to provide their:
Name(s)______________________________________________
Olympic Identity Accreditation Card (OIAC)
Numbers:_________________________________
Organisations: ______________________________________ ,
details of which will need to be faxed to the Equestrian Company at Fax 2947 7209, or by email to media@equestrian2008.org by 9pm today (July 28).
