Monthly Archives: 09/2011

It’s been a while since I last covered the topic of German football in this blog.  But last weekend I saw an item of sports news from Germany that I believe has attracted much attention from local football fans.  Zhi-gin Lam – who is a German national but the son of a Hong Kong migrant…

Although our racing season in Hong Kong has only just begun, the European season is about to enter its climax, with several major races due to be held in England and France in the coming fortnight.  Among them, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is sure to be most avidly followed by racing fans around…

Although Hong Kong is a very well-developed city, it has some amazing scenery close at hand.  Not many people realise that some 40 per cent of Hong Kong's land area is protected country park, which I'm told is the highest ratio of anywhere in the world.  Most of these country parks are easily accessible by…

At Wednesday’s first Happy Valley meeting we saw trainer Richard Gibson get his new Hong Kong career off the mark in style, with a 3rd place in his opening race here then a win at just his second attempt, courtesy of stable syndicate runner Great Renown in Race 5.  It's certainly a wonderful start for…

I was thrilled to learn that more than 62,000 racegoers attended our season opening meeting at Sha Tin Racecourse last Sunday.  The atmosphere was terrific and it was an extremely encouraging turnout from our racing fans new and old.  The turnover of HK$928 million was also the best for a season opening day since 2000/01,…

The long wait is now over and I'm delighted that we were formally able to unveil the details of our Racecourse Master Plan to the media yesterday.  All of us at the Club have put a lot of time and effort into this important project, which will be a vital weapon in helping us secure…

It’s been a while now since I gave an update here in my blog, and I hope you have all been having a nice time over the past few weeks.  The new season will begin in less than a week and as in past seasons, my colleagues and I are all now busy with preparations…