HONG KONG, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping inspected the equestrian events venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and Paralympics Sunday afternoon to get firsthand information about Hong Kong's preparations for the Games.
Xi inspected the racecourses for the equestrian events at the Beas River and Shatin in the New Territories of Hong Kong.
He will be briefed in the afternoon on the preparation work for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events by officials from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government.
The Olympic equestrian events will run from Aug. 9 to 21, with jumping and dressage events to be held at Shatin and the cross country competition at the Beas River.
Xi arrived in Hong Kong Sunday morning from Shenzhen on a three-day inspection tour.
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