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Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

City's sporting future on Legco agenda

On the heels of revelations that a host of sports facility construction projects costing HK$33 billion are either under way or about to start, the Legislative Council panel on home affairs meets to discuss and plot the way forward for sport in the city. Among the topics for discussion are sports for all, community activities, sports venue construction and funding.

Licence decisions have jockeys on edge

Hong Kong's jockeys have another month to go to complete the current season but their nerves will be tighter today awaiting the announcement of riding licences for next season. The Jockey Club's licensing committee is likely to make some changes to the line-up for the 2011-12 season that starts in September. Several of the expatriate jockeys know it is a close call whether they will be in or out, and if they are out for next season it will probably have an effect on demand for their services for the remainder of this one.

China, Russia lay ground for gas pipeline

Assistant Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping and the Russian ambassador to China Sergey Razov are scheduled to hold a press briefing today. Media speculate both sides may announce a gas pipeline deal, ahead of President Hu Jintao's visit to Russia next week. Russia and China are, respectively, the world's leading exporter and consumer of energy. Cheng said on Tuesday he was confident that both sides would achieve a major breakthrough in co-operating over natural gas.

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