Hong Kong has become a world leader in horse racing with an average prize money per race of HK$9.1 million. The 2023/24 season will see even more growth in domestic prize money with increases across every class from Griffins to Class 1 and the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, maintaining Hong Kong’s position as a top horseracing hub.
A team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology won the 2019 MIT Media Lab Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Contest (MITxMExPEC) for their project, “Cycling in Space: A Virtual and Augmented Reality Platform to Promote Health and Wellness in Elderly People,” which will create an innovative e-health app to support elderly residents in a care home setting. The e-health application will help to enhance the quality of life for elderly residents by enabling them to track their exercise, eating and sleep patterns, as well as providing guidance on the implementation of healthy lifestyle habits.
The South China Morning Post’s Spirit of Hong Kong Awards honour the genuine spirit of charity and civic awareness of ordinary yet exemplary Hong Kong citizens for their inspiring stories in overcoming personal challenges, community contribution, acts of self-sacrifice and innovating for good. This year’s winners include a young mother who is raising her two children with the help of her husband, an artist who is dedicating her career to social activism, and a businessman who established an enterprise to provide employment opportunities for the less fortunate.
This week the Asian Tour returns to Hong Kong for the eighth event of the International Series, the LINK Hong Kong Open at LIV Golf. The winner of this tournament will earn a prize money payout of $2m.
Hong Kong is a former British colony that was returned to Chinese control in 1997 under the “one country, two systems” agreement that guarantees its own political system and basic freedoms. However, Beijing is increasingly clamping down on those freedoms and the three activists behind this year’s Umbrella Movement — Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow — have been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has announced a new record prize money pool of HK$1.38 billion for the 2023/24 domestic racing season, a rise of eight percent on last year’s total. This includes an increase in prize money for each of the nine classes of racing, from Griffins to Class One and the Four-Year-Old Championship Series, as well as increased bonuses for PPs and HK$1 million for first wins by a gelding or filly in a Class 2 or higher when rated 80 or higher in the same period.
To ensure the fairness of the Prize Draw, a number of measures have been put in place. For example, employees with HKJC’s security and customer service departments will strictly check all the materials used in the Prize Draw, from boxing to transport, while the balls are also measured, weighed and examined by X-ray on a regular basis. In addition, the Prize Draw is audited and certified by an independent third party to guarantee its impartiality and integrity.
