Author Archives: KH Lau

Light rain persisted for hours before Sunday’s BMW Hong Kong Derby and it provided a testing condition for all 14 contenders. But Rapper Dragon didn’t disappoint the tens of thousands in attendance, becoming the first horse to achieve a clean sweep in the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. Joao Moreira was very emotional after the race, bursting…

As can be the case with racing fans, myself included, I have been “suffering” from a case of “Derby fever”. We all anxiously await the results from tomorrow’s BMW Hong Kong Derby, a race which provides not just once-in-a-lifetime glory, but significant pointers to the future. The honour roll of past Derby winners is hallowed,…

Every year the Club sponsors a large number of leisure and cultural events to enhance the vitality and cultural richness of our city. The Hong Kong Flower Show is now underway at Victoria Park, and the Club has offered our support to this event for the fifth consecutive year. Do remember to take your chance…

The hottest sports talk in midweek, particularly in the football world, was on the breathtaking Champions League match between Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain late on Wednesday. Barca needed to overcome the four-goal deficit in the first leg in Paris and they enjoyed a perfect start by pulling back three goals within 50 minutes. But…

Fans at Sha Tin on Sunday enjoyed witnessing a landmark race meeting as Joao Moreira set a new mark for the most wins at a Hong Kong race meeting, bringing home eight winners from ten rides. While Joao has achieved this feat in both Singapore and his homeland of Brazil, our racing fans, and even…

Earlier this week I spoke at the 2017 International Heritage Conservation Conference, which was hosted at our Happy Valley Clubhouse for the second time. The theme for this year’s conference – “Sustainable social and economic benefits in built heritage conservation” – was very relevant to Hong Kong given the intense pressure on our land resources.…

After Werther’s convincing win despite a significant interference in Sunday’s Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup, everybody was expecting that he would go to Dubai. But yesterday the news broke that owner Johnson Chen decided not to take up the invitation, which I can understand from his point of view if one looks at the specific…

It has been four years since a new face has joined our community of trainers, and as I’m sure you all know, we will welcome Michael Freedman from Australia. Michael was at Sha Tin yesterday to meet the media and get familiar with the surroundings on his quick visit. He earned high accolades during his…

Over the years the Club has played a pivotal role in supporting local sports development and promote the sporting culture in Hong Kong. Apart from many conventional sports, we have recently extended our sponsorship to a few more new and innovative sports by pledging a HK$35 million donation to the Hong Kong Playground Association, for…

I had the pleasure to attend the opening ceremony of the 2017 Hong Kong Arts Festival on Thursday and enjoyed the opening show La Bayadere, performed by Germany’s Bayerisches Staatsballett (Bavarian State Ballet). This is the 45th staging of the festival, and the Club’s Charities Trust has been a partner of this highly-regarded international event…