[Wuhan Pneumonia] New Year's Eve horses have no immediate admission Admissions station is all closed Liuhecai New Year Jinduobao postponed

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Written by: Deng Yinglin

2020-01-24 20:13

The number of confirmed and initially diagnosed cases of "Wuhan pneumonia" in Hong Kong has increased to four. The Jockey Club announced that after careful review, the race on the third day of the New Year's Day (27th) will be held as scheduled, but there is no on-site admission to watch the race, only necessary Staff and 8,000 customers have already made reservations to enter the venue. All OTC betting services in Hong Kong will be suspended on that day to avoid a large number of customers.

In addition, the Liuhecai New Year Jinduobao betting scheduled for the New Year's Day (Tuesday 28th, Tuesday) will be postponed to Saturday, February 1st. All accepted Liuhecai bets are still valid. S

The Jockey Club added that this arrangement will be followed on race days until further notice, that is, the two racecourses on race days will be restricted to horse fans who have booked restaurants and cabins, and all off-course betting stations will be closed on race days. Bet on horse races and lotteries and games on non-horse days.

Horse racing at the New Year's Day is one of the traditions of the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong. (Profile picture)

Only 8,000 reserved restaurant customers can enter

The Jockey Club said yesterday (23rd) that the New Year's horse race will be held on the third day (27th) as scheduled. It is also said that a contingency plan has been formulated to take corresponding actions in the event of epidemic changes and strengthen the prevention of racecourses and other buildings. And health measures, while closely monitoring the situation of new pneumonia, and will keep in touch with relevant government departments, including studying whether there will be an on-site audience.

Tonight (24th) at 7:52 pm announced via the webpage that after listening to the opinions of the public and taking into account the interests of customers and employees, it has carefully reviewed the arrangements for the Chinese New Year race day and decided that the New Year's Day race will be held as scheduled, but it will be reduced. Admissions and multiple measures were taken to strengthen health and epidemic prevention. Except for the necessary personnel such as horse owners, trainers, jockeys, directors, and related staff, only about 8,000 customers who have reserved a racecourse restaurant in advance will be allowed to enter the venue, which means that no other public will be allowed to enter the racetrack on the day .

Admission is subject to heat detection and it is recommended to wear a mask

The Jockey Club stated that other racecourse facilities such as the betting lobby, film and television lobby, and digital zone will be closed. Customers who wish to cancel their reservations will receive a full refund. On the day of the race, there will be approximately 8,000 customers in more than 54 restaurants and cabins in two racecourses. The Jockey Club said that according to medical experts, the level of health risks is not higher than that of patronizing restaurants in shopping malls. In order to strengthen hygiene and epidemic prevention, all customers are required to undergo a temperature check before entering the racecourse, and it is recommended that spectators in the venue keep wearing masks.

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In response to the above arrangements, the part-time employees on the horse farm will be sharply reduced from 11,000 to 3,000. The part-time employees will also be accompanied by other on-duty employees. They will be required to undergo temperature detection and inspection and be advised to wear masks before entering. The 8,000 part-time employees who have been reorganized but do not need to be on duty will make special payments to cover their loss of income.

Place bets via interactive and phone betting

In addition, the Jockey Club decided to suspend all off-site betting services in Hong Kong on the day of the Chinese New Year to prevent the gathering of a large number of customers; the interactive betting, telephone betting and 1886 telephone betting automatic service system will maintain normal services. The Liuhecai New Year Jinduobao betting which was originally scheduled to be held on the evening of Tuesday, New Year's Day will be postponed to Saturday, February 1st. All accepted Liuhecai bets are still valid.

The Jockey Club stated that it will continue to implement the above arrangements for the racecourse and off-site betting offices until further notice, and will closely monitor the latest situation of new coronavirus infections daily to determine whether further measures are needed.

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