Hong Kong to Spend US$20 Million on Promoting the Beijing Olympics – AP

From AP via IHT:

Hong Kong is planning to spend up to US$20 million (‚Ǩ13.62 million) to stir up Olympic fever in the Chinese territory and abroad ahead of next year’s Beijing Games, an official said Saturday.

Hong Kong, a former British colony on the southern edge of mainland China, will host the equestrian events of the Games, but officials have admitted there is a lack of interest among the city’s money-mad residents….[Full Text]

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