Recently, some media said that Hainan tourism, culture, radio and television sports department is formulating the “Hainan horse racing Development Plan”, and horse racing is expected to advance, and relevant reports have aroused widespread concern in the society.
Xinhua News Agency, Haikou, April 1 (Reporter Liu Bo) recently, some media said that Hainan tourism, culture, radio and television sports department is formulating the “Hainan horse racing Development Plan”, and horse racing is expected to advance, relevant reports have aroused widespread concern in the society. The reporter learned from the Hainan provincial tourism, culture, radio and television sports department on the 1st that the department recently formulated the development plan of Hainan Provincial national sports tourism demonstration zone, not the Hainan provincial horse racing development plan.
On April 15, 2018, the Guiding Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on supporting Hainan to deepen the reform and opening up in an all-round way clearly proposed to encourage the development of horse racing and other projects. Therefore, news related to Hainan horse racing has attracted much attention.
The relevant person in charge of Hainan provincial tourism, culture, radio, television and sports department said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that the development plan of Hainan Provincial national sports tourism demonstration zone has been approved by Hainan provincial Party committee and provincial government and will be introduced soon, the content of horse racing is not involved. Because Hainan does not have the tradition and history of horse racing, it needs more extensive research and demonstration, planning and moving, and issuing a scientific and high-level horse racing development plan that meets the requirements of the central government, and according to this plan, standardize the development of horse racing. At present, there is no timetable for the introduction of horse racing development plan in Hainan.
The person in charge also pointed out that horse racing in Hainan has nothing to do with “gambling on horses. After the relevant planning is formulated and introduced, it is possible to start to build racecourse and training ground according to the planning requirements, establish The Saddle Club, etc., and organize various sports and horse racing events in an orderly manner.
Insiders are full of expectations for the development of horse racing in Hainan. Wang Jiansheng, president of Hainan Tourism Development Research Association, believes that the development of horse racing in Hainan province attracts outstanding horse racing players, horse racing enthusiasts and tourists from all over the world through high-level competitions and colorful derivative tourism activities, it can promote the integrated development of sports and tourism and provide important content support for the construction of Hainan free trade zone (Port) and international tourism consumption center.