Memorandum Hong Kong Jocky Club Case Hong Kong Jockey Club was a gambling company with a monopoly on horse racing, football betting and lotteries, and it was also the largest charity and community benefactor in Hong Kong. The club used to have simple origins of horse racing and it had robust growth along with Hong Kong economy before 1998. In 1996/97 season, the Hong Kong Jockey Club race betting turnover rose to a record peak of HK$92.4 billion. However, it faced adverse condition after this and
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The Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne single-stranded RNA virus. It is in the family of Flaviviridae, genus Flavivirus. This virus causes a mild illness similar to dengue. The first case of ZIKV was identified in Uganda in 1947. Cases of this virus were rare until 2007 when a major epidemic happened in Yap Island, Micronesia. Now, epidemics have happened in Polynesia, Easter Island, the Cook Islands, Brazil, and New Caledonia (Ioos et al., 2014). During the first week of infection, the virus
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Ian Thorpe HISTORY Ian Thorpe was born on the 13th of October 1982. Ian became one of the greatest swimmers the world has ever known. By the age of 11, Ian had outgrown the allergy. At 14, Ian made history by becoming the youngest male to ever make the Australian Men’s' swim team. At 17, Ian was selected for the Australian Men’s' Olympic swim team. On November 21 2006 he announced his retirement from swimming after 10 years on the Australian team, citing that he has lost the desire, and "there
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of different meanings across different cultures. Internationally Australian culture is perceived as laid back, with hot summers, drinking beers and watching or participating in sports. It refers to “the values, ceremonies and way of life characteristic of a given group and the place of sport within that way of life” (Jarvie, 2006). Cricket is one of Australia’s most popular summer sport that has been around since the colonial days. It is one of the many sports that clearly identify our Australian culture
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The common fact of human nature is that everyone is unique. How we behave and react to different situations becomes our identity and often dictates where we belong. However, it is not to say that discovering this identity of ours is easy. In fact, it is often the hardest challenge in our lives. The rapid development of technology has seen the ‘booming’ of social media. There are now countless ‘apps’ and sites to allow people to connect, regardless of whether you are best friends or strangers. What
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From here in the Twin Tiers, to across the county, runners are lacing up for the 20-15 Wineglass Marathon. However, one Marathon volunteer is getting ready to volunteer and run the half-marathon this year. "The first year that I started, we did the sponsor flags and mile markers. The last two years, which I really enjoy, is the finish line security right at the finish line," said Mark Fabrizi. Mark is one of the many faces you can see cheering on the runners as they finish the race on Market
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I will be the most famous marathon swimmer in the world. This is where my life is headed and how I will get there. The University of Southern California is my number one pick! I imagine my future and a couple of things come to mind. Firstly, "Who am I?". In the future, I will be a professional marathon swimmer. Having completed the first ever triple crossing of the Catalina Channel and the youngest to complete a double crossing of the Catalina Channel. I will also hold a world record for longest
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Do you think it is possible to survive on raft in the middle of the ocean with little to no water and food for 47 days? I know for a fact it is because Louie Zamperini did in 1943. Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand (406 pages) is an amazing story of bravery and optimism, that everyone should hear. As a child Louie was a troublemaker who loved to make mischief. He was smoking by five years old and drinking alcohol at eight years old. He would rob his neighbors then “run like mad”, and that's how
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Chapter 1 will introduce the book by explaining the relevance of its overall topics and presenting the rationale that guides the book’s structure. The book will begin by explaining how the Olympic movement can shape society and how it can reflect societal beliefs about athletes in general as well as male and female athletes specifically. From there this chapter will explain why these five new sports matter, specifically what they represent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and their place
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My favorite place to be is Gatlinburg,Tennessee.Gatlinburg/tennessee is a good place to go.It has fun stores to go in and good food to eat.It is also a very noisy street it has lots of cars.There is lots of accidents in gatlinburg and that means the ambulances are really loud. Gatlinburg has lots of stores to go see.Also there is lots of cars that go by.There is also lots of food.the food is really good to eat at Gatlinburg. You
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