SOME 1.386 billion citizens in mainland China, plus another 50 million Chinese around the world, will celebrate their New Year next Tuesday. 2019, in both the Far East and West, will be an epic one for Jimmy and Edel Quinn with major projects lined up around the world.

The main venture is overseeing a new equestrian centre, from green field to completed site, on Chongming Island, near Shanghai. This ambitious project, with a budget of US$500 million, will see the Galway couple spending most of 2019 in China.