"The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia" - which explores the period from 3,500BC to 539BC of the area that today includes parts of Iraq, Syria and Turkey - showcases objects from the British Museum's...
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Celebrities, jockeys and equestrian sport fans descended on the Happy Valley racecourse for the Jockey Club's announcement about plans for a lucky Lunar New Year. The festive season is considered...
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Sha Tin District Council will hold a by-election to replace former district councillor Lau Kong-wah, who was appointed undersecretary for constitutional and mainland affairs last month. Lau, a...
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The Jockey Club will be forced to review its own pre-start operational procedures but it was Brett Prebble and apprentice Alvin Ng Ka-chun who walked away lighter in the pocket after two horses...
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While many of our counterparts have quite rightly taken to print to lambast the Jockey Club in umbrage at the failure of the "scratch and win" cards last Saturday to even fulfil the first part of...
Just seven weeks after describing the 2011-12 season as "the best ever", Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges is wearing a more circumspect look heading into the new term which...
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