Sports
February 22, 2023
New Football Betting Duty May Impact HKJC’s Operations
The announcement comes after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced a proposed 2023-24 Budget. Within that proposal, a Special Football Betting Duty (SFBD) is established. The duty, which is effectively a charge on all bets for football, is expected to deliver HK$12 billion ($1.53 billion) in proceeds over the next five years. A […]
Industry
September 29, 2022
GKJC Launches Jockey Club Long COVID Rehabilitation Program
After expanding its board of stewards with new deputy chairman Eric Cheung and new chairman Michael Lee at the beginning of the month and announcing an impressive turnover of HKD 140 billion ($17.8 billion) for 2021-2022 in mid-July in spite of COVID restrictions, the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has fresh news. The club has […]
Industry
September 9, 2022
Hong Kong Jockey Club Names Michael Lee as Chairman
The Hong Kong Jockey Club, a provider of horse racing, sporting and betting entertainment, has named Michael Lee and Eric Cheung as chairman and deputy chairman respectively. Lee will succeed Philip Chen who worked as chair for the last two years. Several New Members Join the Board Lee will serve as the club’s chairman for the […]
Industry
February 7, 2022
Lunar New Year Brings Great Results to the Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) isn’t letting something like a pesky global pandemic get in its way of strong performances. With HK$1.86 billion ($238 million) worth of bets on the Lunar New Year race at Sha Tin, The Hong Kong Jockey Club has broken another record for turnover. HKJC Strong Out of the Gate […]
Sports
July 17, 2020
Hong Kong Off-Track Betting Venues Shutdown Until August
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has announced that it will shut down its off-track betting venues on July 18 until at least early August. The move is designed to help deter the rising cases of COVID-19 infections in the special administrative region. HKJC Announces Shut-down of Betting Shops Until August Hong Kong’s novel coronavirus recent […]