The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced Beijing as the host of the XXIX Olympic Games and XIII Paralympic Games.
December 13, 2001
Formation of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
(BOCOG).
July 08, 2005
The IOC announced that the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events (i.e., the Equestrian Events ) will be held in Hong Kong.
October 05, 2005
BOCOG and HKSARG jointly formed the Equestrian Committee (Hong Kong) of the BOCOG (i.e., the Equestrian Committee) to oversee the running of the Equestrian Events of the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
February 15, 2006
The Equestrian Committee set up its executive arm: the Equestrian Events (Hong Kong) of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad Company Limited (i.e., the Equestrian Company) to organize and stage the Equestrian Events.
August 08, 2006
2-year countdown to the 2008 Olympic Games.
August 31, 2006
BOCOG and HKSARG signed a document on the overall arrangements for the Equestrian Events for the XXIX Olympic Games and the XIII Paralympic Games.
September 06, 2006
2-year countdown to the 2008 Paralympic Games.
December 08 , 2006
Setting up of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Equestrian Events Hong Kong Fund to raise funds to support cultural, education and community involvement activities related to the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Equestrian Events and to encourage community participation in the Events.
Acknowledgements: we would like to thank Getty Images, the Hong Kong SAR Government, Hong Kong Jockey Club, FEI,
Riding for the Disabled Association Limited, Xinhua & Fung Kai Yan for providing some of the pictures for this website
