The Hong Kong Jockey Club has increased prize money for runners competing in the Longines Hong Kong Sprint to HK$16 million, up from HK$10 million. The purse increase is part of the Club’s efforts to promote the sport to fans.
Besides the race, the club will also increase cash incentives for horses. Trainers who win a race in the Sprint will get HK$200,000, while runner-ups will receive HK$100,000 and third-place finishers will receive HK$50,000. In addition, the Club will add a bonus award for horses finishing in first place in the BMW Hong Kong Derby and the Longines Hong Kong Mile.
In addition to the increased prize money, the Hong Kong Philharmonic (HK Phil) will be awarded the 2023 Hong Kong Arts & Culture Excellence Awards, organised by the Cultural Development Commission (CDC). The HK Phil has completed a four-year project to record and perform Wagner’s Ring Cycle in its home city. The HK Phil is grateful for the support from the HKSAR Government and Principal Patron Swire Group, as well as music-lovers in Hong Kong and around the world.
A police officer from the Marine Police Small Boat Division has landed a hefty windfall after winning a massive HK$128,232,620 jackpot in the Mark Six lottery draw on Thursday night. The winner, who has been identified as a 36-year-old man, purchased a HK$10 quick pick ticket with selections randomly generated by computer. Sources say he has taken leave to celebrate his winnings and will report back for duty as soon as possible.
This year’s Hong Kong Art Prize shortlist includes nine artists from Hong Kong. This is the most representation from the city in the history of the prize, which was started by the Sovereign Art Foundation to provide an international platform for promising new artists. The five finalist works, including the Grand Prize winner, will be on display at the Artisan Gallery from May 17 to 22.
At a ceremony to present this year’s Hong Kong News Awards, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said local newspapers are vital to the city’s postpandemic economic recovery and the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25). The “professional, fair, objective and balanced” media are guardians of the free flow of high-quality information and a key element of innovation, he added. Chan congratulated the winners of this year’s awards for their excellent work and their positive and irreplaceable contributions to society during the pandemic. He also commended them for their “unique and forward-looking analyses on the latest developments in Hong Kong”.
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