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The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club looked back on an enviable record of service to the community as it celebrated its centenary in 1984. Through the years the non-profit making club has funded an almost boundless range of worthy projects covering education, health, recreation, social welfare and the arts. The funds surplus revenue from racing operations are disbursed through Hong Kong Jockey Club (Charities) Ltd. Allocations to chari- table and community projects in 1983-4 totalled $266 million, while over $1,560 million has been allocated to charities since Hong Kong racing turned profes- sional in 1971-2. Major projects financed wholly or partly by the club range from hospitals, clinics and schools to sports complexes, swimming pools and parks. Large projects completed in recent years include Ocean Park and the Jubilee Sports Centre in Sha Tin, which have added a new dimension to leisure, recreation and sport. The cultural life of the community has been enriched through the club's support for organisations both large and small. Fittingly, at year's end the club's major cultural undertaking, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, was substantially complete. The club further- more announced it was donating $200 million towards the Museum of History and the Museum of Science and Tech- nology. The spread of the assistance reaches every corner of the community: in 1983-4, more than 94 charitable organisa- tions and community projects received financial support.
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Previous page: The hills of Sha Tin valley form a picturesque backdrop as Tony Cruz, reigning champion jockey in the centenary season, takes a mount to the starting stalls. Left: In the parade ring at Sha Tin; fans absorbed in a race; 'They're off!"