{"id":777008427,"date":"2023-08-22T08:08:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T11:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777008427"},"modified":"2026-04-22T18:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T21:49:52","slug":"hkjc-donates-us2-5m-to-flood-relief-efforts-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-donates-us2-5m-to-flood-relief-efforts-in-china","title":{"rendered":"HKJC donates US$2.5m to flood relief efforts in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The donation was made to areas affected in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and Northeast China<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Hong Kong.-\u00a0The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC)<\/strong>\u00a0has announced\u00a0a donation of HK$20m (US$2.5m)\u00a0<\/strong>to support flood relief efforts in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and Northeast China.\u00a0These regions have been dealing with severe floods that have brought about widespread devastation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The donation was\u00a0coordinated through the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the HKSAR (CLO). Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges<\/strong>, the HKJC’s chief executive officer, attended a ceremony for the presentation of the donation at the Liaison Office in Hong Kong. Lu Xinning<\/strong>, deputy director of the CLO, and\u00a0Zhang Guoyi<\/strong>, deputy director-general of the Department of Publicity Cultural and Sports Affairs of the CLO were present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CLO expressed gratitude for the Club’s support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engelbrecht-Bresges said: \u201cThe floods have brought distress and adversity to many families, affecting lives and livelihoods. Our thoughts go out to all those who have been adversely affected by this devastating disaster. Through our emergency contribution, the Club hopes to support relief work in the affected areas and to help flood victims rebuild their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The HKJC has a history of providing emergency funding assistance for various disasters in the Mainland, including contributions towards reconstruction following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake and flood relief in Zhengzhou City in 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> HKJC continues support for Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The donation was made to areas affected in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and Northeast China<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":29796,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has committed HK$20m (US$2.5m) to support flood relief efforts in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and Northeast China, coordinated through the Liaison Office of the Central People\u2019s Government in the HKSAR. This philanthropic initiative underscores the HKJC's established corporate social responsibility framework, extending its community contributions beyond its core gaming verticals.","focusai_entities":"Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC), Liaison Office of the Central People\u2019s Government in the HKSAR (CLO), Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Lu Xinning, Zhang Guoyi","focusai_location":"Hong Kong, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, China, Sichuan, Zhengzhou","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"HKJC CSR Strategy","query":"How does the Hong Kong Jockey Club's extensive philanthropic portfolio, exemplified by this flood relief donation, align with its broader corporate governance framework and its social license to operate within its unique regulatory environment?"},{"label":"Financial Impact Analysis","query":"What is the projected impact of such significant non-core expenditures on the Hong Kong Jockey Club's financial statements, specifically regarding its net operating surplus and reinvestment capacity into its gaming verticals?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[23876,16333],"tags":[22317],"class_list":["post-777008427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-hong-kong-jockey-club"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777008427"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008454,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008427\/revisions\/777008454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}