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Staging a leg of the Louis Vuitton World Series in Hong Kong fits with the government's mandate to utilise Victoria Harbour as a public asset, says Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club commodore Warwick Downes.

Downes is determined to see the Louis Vuitton event on Victoria Harbour next November and has spearheaded the club's proposal to the Home Affairs Bureau.

'The government has stated in its policy that it's focused on using the harbour so that it becomes a public asset and to be able to stage an event like this down in the heart of Central fits with that mandate,' he says

'In Hong Kong, we've got great waterways, great places to go sailing. Not many people around the world know that, and not everyone in Hong Kong knows that.

'We missed out on the Volvo Ocean Race in January this year. The boats bypassed Hong Kong for Singapore and Qingdao. I want to enhance the marine environment of Hong Kong so we can host other world-class yachting events here in Hong Kong.'

The proposal before the government has earmarked piers 9 and 10 in Central as the race village, which could become a semi-permanent asset and host more regattas in the future, says well-known yachtsman Frank Pong.

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