HKJC CEO Blog

Let me first offer my apologies to all those affected by the service disruption of our eWin system during last Sunday's Sha Tin race meeting.  I can understand that this will have caused a degree of inconvenience to some of you.  We at the Club place a lot of importance on providing reliable, top-quality services…

Guess what, I'm writing this from the north-eastern Chinese city of Dalian, where I'm just getting ready to head back to Hong Kong for tomorrow's race meeting. Some of you might imagine that I've been here to enjoy the city's famous architectural heritage, but actually I was representing the Club at a special ceremony yesterday…

On Monday, I was among those who attended a Club ceremony at the main Olympic equestrian venue at Sha Tin, when we officially handed over the venue to the Equestrian Company. This occasion served as a reminder that Hong Kong's first staging of an Olympic Games event is edging ever closer, with just ten weeks to…

I'm glad that many of you have left messages to me through this blog indicating your support for our decision to cancel the Happy Valley race meeting this midweek, following calls by the Central and SAR Governments to observe three days of national mourning. We felt that the Club, as a major and socially responsible member…

I am sure you have all been as saddened as I to hear the news of the terrible earthquake in Sichuan Province, which has already claimed the lives of thousands of people, with many others still unaccounted for. It is a deeply moving experience to see the pictures of whole towns almost flattened, young children and…

On Mothers' Day last Sunday, I attended a special carnival in Tin Shui Wai co-hosted by the Club and Yuen Long District Council, and I must say I found it a real pleasure to spend such a meaningful afternoon with mothers and families in that area.  About 100 members from our CARE@hkjc employee volunteer team…

I believe many of you are now celebrating with your mothers and families at such a special date today. Like you all in Hong Kong, the Mother's Day is also a very important date for all Germans. In Germany, everybody will celebrate with their mothers and loved ones today and everything else has to come second. I also…

Just two months after trainer John Moore attained the amazing feat of 1,000 career wins in Hong Kong, our seven-time champion jockey Douglas Whyte created a further new chapter in Hong Kong's racing history last weekend. He became the first jockey to surpass the 1,000-win mark in Hong Kong after scoring a four-timer at Sha Tin…

The Beijing Olympic Games will start in less than 100 days' time. Yesterday, Hong Kong had the honour of being the first city on Chinese soil to host the Olympic Torch Relay, and it made me feel really proud and happy to witness the Olympic flame make a successful visit to our Sha Tin Racecourse…

I hope you all enjoyed our Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup race meeting last Sunday a lot, though I'm sure some of you were caught out by the impressive way that South African galloper Archipenko laid claim to the main event. His great performance at Sha Tin well reflects his improvement during the season, and…