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beijing hosted the main ceremony, but hong kong, in it's own way, also marked the 200-day countdown to the 2008 olympics. traditional lion dancing was just a part of the celebrations here, hong kong's focus in august will be on horses. the city will host the equestrian events for beijing 2008, the only location outside mainland china to be used during the 29th olympiad. but with concerns over the territory's sweltering heat and humidity at that time of year, concerns that have already led to the swiss team announcing their boycott, hong kong have had to reassure the world. soundbite: (cantonese) "we have to make good use of the remaining 200 days to make sure that everything is ready. i believe that with the full support of hong kong people and the efforts of all parties concerned, hong kong will be able to organise the best ever equestrian events." supercaption: henry tang, chief secretary for the hong kong special administrative region. hong kong's ceremony was in many ways a more subdued version of that in the chinese capital, but their role in august is important. the region will be responsible for 200 horses and their riders during the games, with the equestrian events already giving observers cause for concern.