The Equestrian Venues : The International Olympic Committee announced that Hong Kong will be the host of the equestrian events for the twenty-ninth Summer Games in 2008 . The Hong Kong Sports Institute has been chosen as the site of the equestrian events.
Location of the Equestrian Venues : The Hong Kong Sports Institute is located in Fo Tan, Sha Tin in Hong Kong in the southeastern coastline of China . Some tourist attractions in Hong Kong are Aberdeen, Che Kung Temple, Man Mo Temple, Ocean Park, Repulse Bay, Stanley, Victoria Peak, Po Lin Monastery & Tai O, Wong Tai Sin Temple, Garden of Leopard and Tiger, Cheung Chau Island and Mai Po Natural Area. Regal Riverside Hotel Hong Kong and Royal Park Hotel Hong Kong are the hotels in the Sha Tin district, where the Hong Kong Sports Institute is located. Other hotels in Hong Kong include Wharney Guangdong Hotel, Charterhouse Hong Kong, Cosmopolitan Hotel Hong Kong, Harbor View International Hotel, Empire Hotel, Novotel Century Hong Kong, Renaissance Harbor View and Grand Hyatt Hong Kong .
Description of the Equestrian Venues : During the Beijing Summer Games , the equestrian events will be held at the Hong Kong Sports Institute . The other venues to be used for the staging of the equestrian events are Pen fold Park in Sha tin, Beas River Country Club and part of the adjacent Hong Kong Golf Club . Hong Kong has world-class facilities and medical services for horses, and a group of professionals in the equestrian events . For this reason and also for the sub-tropical climate in Hong Kong , the city has been selected as the venue of the equestrian events .
