HKJC CEO Blog

After a week's holiday in Germany, I'm now back in Hong Kong and prepared to get back to my work already.  Summing up my trip home to Germany, it was nice to spend my Christmas holidays there and get together with my father, family and friends in the past few days.As my father has been…

As many of you know, The Hong Kong Jockey Club always engages actively in local community projects and charity programmes. But I can tell you that many of our staff members in the Club are also very generous, as we raised more than $66,000 for charity in just two days through a Staff Sale held earlier…

A fortnight ago, a dozen leading jockeys from all over the world gathered at Happy Valley Racecourse to compete for our Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship.  It gave our local racing fans a great opportunity to observe the different riding techniques of these top overseas jockeys, and we saw three very absorbing races.I'm pleased to…

In recent years, my life has pivoted around a heavy workload.  However, I still manage to squeeze in some time to attend morning trackwork, and always enjoy watching the horses in action with my binoculars which has become my good companion for more than 30 years.Many of my friends have asked me “How come your…

I'm sure all those of you who attended the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races on Sunday will have been impressed with the performance of our elite horses in the four International Group One races, especially Sacred Kingdom and Good Ba Ba who netted a double for the home team.Sacred Kingdom has shown his capabilities…

Perhaps some of you still have your minds on the amazing riding skills and tactics of our top jockeys in the Cathay Pacific International Jockeys' Championship on Wednesday, but I think it's time now to start focusing on the four exciting races we will be presenting at the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International Races at…

I feel very excited that we are finally entering the week that is not only the highlight of our racing season each year, but also the week in which many top horsemen from around the world will be focusing on Hong Kong as they bid to become champions in our Cathay Pacific Hong Kong International…

On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of accompanying our HKSAR Chief Executive Donald Tsang when he paid a visit to our new Equestrian Pavilion in Penfold Park.  The Chief Executive and I visited the 120-degree curved Captivating Circular Theatre to experience the inspiring audiovisual effects there. Amazed by the equestrian backgrounds at Photo Fun Corner,…

Yesterday I attended a press conference announcing that international banking group Citi would sponsor the Club's Triple Crown series for the next three years starting in 2008.  I'm really pleased that another prominent multinational business group has pledged its support to the Club and shown its appreciation of the important role of racing in Hong…

Hi all, I've arrived in Tokyo and am all set to attend the 27th Japan Cup tomorrow. Originally, I was most interested in seeing how Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Dylan Thomas would match up to the Japanese contenders on their home turf at Tokyo Racecourse, but this top European challenger has now been forced…