HKJC CEO Blog

Apart from getting the new racing season off to a great start last Sunday, we launched a series of special programmes to mark the Club's 125th Anniversary, including a 125th Anniversary Exhibition in the Public Enclosure of Grandstand II Sha Tin Racecourse. This seems to have proved very popular, as I understand that more than 7,000…

It was great to see so many of you at Sha Tin on Sunday for our season opening race meeting Sunday. Given the sweltering heat, I have to say the turnover of HK$833 million and the attendance of 49,400 were both very encouraging. In fact, we were quite lucky with the weather, as the sticky heat gave…

Last weekend, we staged our annual pre-season carnival at Sha Tin Racecourse, and I was very happy to learn that more than 8,600 people came along to participate. I was there too and was delighted to see so many Owners, Club members, racing fans, and their children joining the various events and activities we arranged inside…

It's been a long wait, but our new racing season will be starting in just a week's time.  As in previous years, we'll be hosting a Pre-Season Carnival at Sha Tin Racecourse tomorrow to welcome the new season.  We've been doing this for over a decade now, and I'm pleased to see that it's still…

Hi, I hope you've all been keeping well over the past week. Although I returned to Hong Kong last week and am now hard at work again, I promised you all in my previous blog that I would tell you more about my trip to France. As you may recall, I visited Deauville racecourse for a special…

It's been a while since I wrote my last blog. I hope you all are well and staying with us during the racing break. Let me offer my thanks to those of you who left me with your suggestions on race scheduling, and the overseas races you want us to simulcast in the coming season.As you…

Last Friday, the Legislative Council's Home Affairs Panel discussed the Government's approval of five additional local racedays and 15 simulcast days. I was pleased to learn that many of the panel members were supportive of this decision, recognising the increasing challenges the Club is facing in its racing operations and understanding that the Government and the…

So, another season is over and I want to offer my sincere thanks to all our racing fans for the great support they've given us throughout the past 10 months. It was fantastic to see some 63,000 people turn out for our season finale last Wednesday. They packed the grandstands and created a great atmosphere. My gratitude also…

At last Sunday's Community Day meeting, our Chairman John Chan gave the Club's invited guests a brief account of the Club's financial forecasts for this year. He noted that while we expected our racing turnover to decrease only slightly by about one per cent, there would be a significant fall in our operational surplus, which would…

Tomorrow at Sha Tin Racecourse we shall be hosting our annual Community Day race meeting. This is the fifth year we've organised this event, which gives us the opportunity to express our gratitude to our community partners for helping to make possible our Club-funded charitable and community programmes. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Matthew Cheung, and 180…