{"id":777013697,"date":"2024-03-05T08:24:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T11:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777013697"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:24:17","slug":"hkjc-to-fund-health-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-to-fund-health-initiatives","title":{"rendered":"HKJC to fund health initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The funding aims to enhance epidemic preparedness and promote regional cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Hong Kong.-\u00a0The <strong>Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC)<\/strong> and the Institute of Philanthropy, a charity established by the HKJC and its Charities Trust, have signed a series of cooperation agreements to support health initiatives. The HKJC has pledged HK$3bn to strengthen epidemic preparedness\u00a0and enhance regional cooperation in the Greater Bay Area for joint prevention and control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The agreements signed are the Memorandum of Understanding Between the National Health Commission and The Hong Kong Jockey Club on a National Capacity Building Programme for Human Resources for Health, the Collaboration Agreement Between the National Health Commission and The Hong Kong Jockey Club on a Scholarship-cum-fellowship for Top Talent in the Mainland and the Memorandum of Understanding Between the Health Bureau of the Government of the HKSAR and The Hong Kong Jockey Club on a Local Programme for Infectious Disease Prevention and Preparedness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The HK$3bn commitment will support the establishment of a global headquarters for <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-donates-funds-to-hong-kong-health-bodies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the HKJC Global Health Institute<\/a>, dedicated to advancing translational vaccine technology in collaboration with local and global institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hkjc-allocates-hk790m-to-fund-mental-health-initiatives\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HKJC allocates HK$790M to fund mental health initiatives<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The funding aims to enhance epidemic preparedness and promote regional cooperation.<\/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) and its Institute of Philanthropy have pledged HK$3bn to bolster epidemic preparedness and foster regional cooperation in the Greater Bay Area. 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