var banner_time= new Date(2010,2,11,16,4,56,0);

	function initialize_banner(){
		randombanner();
		startTime();
	}
	/****************************************************************************************************/
/***** Do not need to modify this section except defaultIMG and defaultLink for the banner **********/
/****************************************************************************************************/

	banner1_num			= 0
	links1				= new Array
	banner1				= new Array
	current_banner1		= 1;
	defaultIMG1			= "images/space.gif";
	defaultLink1		= "javascript:;";

	banner2_num			= 0
	links2				= new Array
	banner2				= new Array
	current_banner2		= 1;
	defaultIMG2			= "images/space.gif";
	defaultLink2		= "javascript:;";


/****************************************************************************************************/
// add banner here
// setBanner(banner_Id, Gif location, relative link, start Date of Showing, end Date of Showing)
// use Javascript:MM_openBrWindow()
/****************************************************************************************************/

//	setBanner(2, "images/banner_2005/banner_chinaolympic.gif", "news/news_200409077871.htm", "September 6, 2004 09:00:00", "September 8, 2004 20:30:00")
//  setBanner(1, "images/banner_hkis_webcast.gif", "http://www.hkjc.com/chinese/special/2004_HKIS/hkis04_lots_cat.asp", "December 9, 2004 10:00:00", "December 11, 2004 07:59:00")
//  setBanner(1, "images/banner_racing_party.gif", "hkir05_tour_racingparty_intro.asp", "October 14, 2005 00:00:00", "December 11, 2005 00:00:00")
//	setBanner(1, "images/banner_3promo.gif", "hkir05_attract_promotion.asp", "November 10, 2005 17:00:00", "November 13, 2005 18:00:00")
//	setBanner(1, "images/banner_hkir_prospectus.gif", "http://www.hkjc.com/english/special/2005_cxhkir_prospectus/hkir_prospectus.htm", "September 8, 2005 00:00:00", "November 13, 2005 00:00:00")
//	setBanner(1, "images/banner_hkir_trial.gif", "hkir05_events_trial.asp", "September 8, 2005 00:00:00", "November 13, 2005 00:00:00")
//	setBanner(1, "images/banner_cx_package.gif", "hkir05_come_cx_package.asp", "November 23, 2005 00:00:00", "December 11, 2005 00:00:00")
//	setBanner(1, "images/banner_polling.gif", "hkir05_show_review.asp", "November 19, 2005 15:00:00", "December 11, 2005 18:00:00")
//	setBanner(1, "images/banner_hkir_selection.gif", "hkir05_intro_horseform.asp", "November 23, 2005 00:00:00", "December 11, 2005 00:00:00")
//	setBanner(1, "images/banner_hkis_breeze.gif", "hkir05_events_breeze.asp", "September 8, 2005 00:00:00", "December 4, 2005 08:00:00")
	s