Business Proposal of John Macathen 1844 by Friso Kolff 6H

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Role:My role is to tell a story of the history of

Happy Valley Racecourse and moreabout that time in 1844.I used the

perspective of a military officer fromBritain called John Macathen.To showthis i will write a buisness proposal fromJohn Macathen to the government,alsoshowing negative and positive feelings

of him.


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Happy Valley Racecourse Date: 1844

December

Dear Government

I, John Macathen a British military officer of the army

propose to build a beautiful racecourse for racing and

training with horses.It is a spectacular round of 1400

meters long. It will be a round of grass with seats for

people to watch.It will be located on a marshland which

is ideal for horse riding in the center of the city in Hong

Kong,because people can get there easy and there isenough space.

Why do we think a racecourse will be interesting:Britain

owns Hong Kong since 1842. In Britain horse racing is

very popular. As there are living lots of Britishin Hong

Kong it is important to provide horse racing facilities.

Because the people relax and enjoy this in their free

time.

For who will the racing be interesting:The racecourse

will be built for the naval and military officers,the rich,

the famous people and businessmen, but as time will

pass, we expect that ordinary Hong Kong citizens willwatch this spectacular as well.


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Here is further information about the

racecourse such as the size, time we expect

to build it, etc

Size:

The whole round of the racecourse will be

1400 meters long not counting the seats next

to it.

Expected time to build:Me and the other dozens of military officers

will start building in 1845 and by the end of

February 1846 it will be finished, so it will

take approximately one year.

Things to build the racecourse:It will not be complicated, we need wood for

the sides and grass for the ground, also we

have to put some extra sand on the ground

so it will be less humid; for the spectators we

will construct marshed stands.


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where / location

We think the best place will be, just behind the

coastal line of Causeway Bay, as this land is

wet and therefore very good for horse races.

Also the ground is not constructed yet, it is only

in use by farmers. So it will be good for Hong

Kong to have the racecourse here as we get

lost of the diseases Malaria here, we will call it

Happy Valley

Unfortunately we are aware of some problems

that will need to be solved. Here are our

problems and our concerns for the racecourse.

Firstly we will have to find a place for the

farmers to move to. Secondly one of myconcerns is that we will have to drain the

terrain although by this we can get lost of the

disease malaria.


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We are suitable for this job because in thepast we have been highly traind in developing

and building camps,tanks,etc. This is not only

me but all theother dozens of military officers.We are also suitable for this job because we

have benn building different things and people

say we are quick workers and we are highly

trained.

Finally when we have built this hugeracecourse we will be happy to pronounce that

all the money of the bets and all of that will go

to your government and we will also give

money to charity which we are proud of.My

opinion of the racecourse when it is finished is

hopefully that it is superb and

glorious.I think that this racecourse will befamous for a long amount of time in the

future. I and the other military officers hope to

be able to build this racecourse,and iuf we get

the chance i would be proud to get a part in

this.


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."Happy Valley Racecourse." ChinaHighlights. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012.

."Happy Valley Racecourse." Happy Valley Racecourse. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012..

"Happy Valley Racecourse." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 24 Oct. 2012. Web. 12 Nov.

2012.."Horseback Riding Great Britain." Horseback Riding in England. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2012..

Additional source (museum)Hong Kong Racing Museum

Address:Happy Valley, Won Nai Chung Road N.2Owners:HK football clubDate Visited:19/10/12Hong Kong Museum Of HistoryAddress:Kowloon, Kathan Road South N.100Date visited:23/10/12Owners:Hong Kong Museum Of Art

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