▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁for ▁E quest rian ▁Sports ' ▁World ▁J ump ing ▁Challenge . ▁ ▁With ▁Lee ' s ▁skill , ▁and ▁e quest rian ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁rather ▁than ▁Be ij ing ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁events , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁natural ▁next ▁step ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁particip ate , ▁but ▁her ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁Olympics ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁obst acles . ▁Lee , ▁along ▁with ▁fellow ▁U . S . ▁citiz en ▁show j ump ers ▁Jenn ifer ▁Ch ang ▁and ▁Charlotte ▁Mor se ▁and ▁U . K . ▁citiz en ▁dress age ▁r ider ▁Ar am ▁Gregory , ▁were ▁not ▁successful ▁in ▁obtain ing ▁special ▁disp ens ations ▁from ▁the ▁International ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁without ▁holding ▁Chinese ▁national ity . ▁Among ▁them , ▁Lee ▁and ▁Gregory ▁chose ▁to ▁apply ▁to ▁for ▁natural isation ▁as ▁Chinese ▁national s ▁to ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Im m igration ▁Department , ▁which ▁is ▁author ised ▁by ▁Be ij ing ▁to ▁process ▁Chinese ▁national ity ▁applications ▁from ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁residents . ▁People ▁of ▁Chinese ▁descent ▁born ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁are ▁permitted ▁to ▁hold ▁multiple ▁citizens hip ; ▁however , ▁applic ants ▁for ▁natural isation ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁ren ounce ▁all ▁other ▁citizens hips ▁they ▁hold . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁difficult ▁decision ▁for ▁Lee , ▁in ▁particular ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁concerns ▁about ▁her ▁ability ▁to ▁travel ▁back ▁to ▁her ▁former ▁home ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁her ▁age ing