Monthly Archives: 01/2009

Hi! I hope those of you who came along to our Chinese New Year race meeting at Sha Tin on Wednesday got a lot of fun and enjoyment from the exciting races and on-course entertainment programmes. I was delighted with how everything went, as the atmosphere at the racecourse was absolutely terrific and we were even lucky…

Kung Hei Fat Choy! On this first day of Chinese New Year, may I wish all of you a healthy, prosperous and successful Year of the Ox.This is the eleventh Chinese New Year I've spent here in Hong Kong and it's always the festival I love the most. That's not simply because I can enjoy so…

Over the 125 years since the Club's establishment in 1884, over a hundred of Stewards have served on the Club's Board. These elite citizens, coming from different ranks and sectors of our society, utilise their knowledge and expertise in different fields to advise and serve the Club – and in keeping with the Club's not-for-profit business…

I know that a great number of people in Hong Kong are interested in jogging and distance running. This can be seen by the large number of participants in the Hong Kong Marathon held annually in February. I like to go jogging myself early in the morning as it not only helps me tune my body and…

During this week when I was scanning through the news clippings in my office, I noticed a number of stories concerning latest developments in the gaming industry in the region. These included the Taiwan government's decision to agree in principle on the development of casino business in its offshore islands of Penghu. Although I believe this project…

I hope you've all been doing well with the wintry atmosphere in Hong Kong these past few days as the city has been affected by an unusually cold spell, with the Observatory recording the coldest day this winter last Sunday. Although I'm very used to cold weather having grown up in Germany, where snowfalls are a…

I was delighted to see how much the delegation of Chinese Olympic athletes enjoyed their visit to the races at Happy Valley last Wednesday. I explained to them how a race meeting was operated and the intense training that racehorses as well as riders have to undergo. Their enthusiasm and appreciation for the sport of horse racing…

Although we have only just put away the Christmas decorations, it's already time to start thinking about Chinese New Year, which falls unusually early this year. Later I had a briefing for the media to tell them about some of the plans the Club is putting in place to celebrate the new Year of the Ox…

We had a busy but meaningful start to 2009 on Thursday, with two special events taking place at our traditional New Year's Day race meeting. First, we bid farewell to legendary horse Bullish Luck, who has brought tremendous enjoyment to our racing fans in the past six years, as well as much glory and honour to…