Conghua Training Centre Operations

Intergovernmental arrangements and site visit 13 December 2017

This presentation does not necessarily represent the views of the Commission

International Conference on the Equine Disease Free Zone and co-operation between Mainland China and Hong Kong

Hong Kong 12.12.2017

• Part of the celebration activities for the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)

• Organised by Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) and the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC)

• To promote cross-boundary movement of horses and the OIE concept of Equine Disease Free Zone

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History

• Approval of EDFZ by OIE and EU in preparation of Asian Games in 2010

• Food and Health Bureau (FHB) of HK and Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) of China signed two collaboration agreements

• on veterinary co-operation

• equine inspection and quarantine

HK racehorses trained at the Horse Training Centre in Conghua, Guangzhou, go directly for races to HK

• 4 Co-operation Agreements 2017 • measures to facilitate the operation of the Conghua EDFZ,

• expert group on biosecurity matters

• arrangements on quarantine, surveillance and control of disease 3

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Signing ceremony of 4 Co-operation Agreements between Mainland authorities and Hong Kong to facilitate the operation of the Conghua EDFZ.

Conghua Training Centre (CTC)

• Scheduled to open in Q3 2018

• World-class facility for the training of Hong Kong's thoroughbred racehorses

• Located approximately 200 kilometres from Hong Kong (four to five hours by specially-designed cross-border horse floats)

• Peak capacity more than 650 horses

• Four tracks - one turf track (2,000m in circumference), two all-weather dirt tracks (respectively 1,800m and 1,600m in circumference) and a turf uphill gallop (1,100m)

• http://ctc.hkjc.com/en/index.aspx

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The EU Context

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Site Master Plan – Entrance area

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Proposal for Conghua EDFZ and HK

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+ 92/260/EEC - Conditions for temporary admission of registered horses