The Hong Kong Jockey Club (the Club), as the sole Partner Sponsor of the Hong Kong Competition Region of this year’s National Games, today (24 November) announced cash incentives to support HKSAR athletes competing in the upcoming 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities.
The flag presentation ceremony for the HKSAR delegation to the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NGD & NSOG) was held at Tiu Keng Leng Sports Centre today. Attending guests included: HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee; Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Sun Shang-wu; HKSAR Government Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law; China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee President Jenny Fung; President of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China Timothy Fok; and Deputy Chairman of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Lester Huang.
The upcoming NGD & NSOG will cover 46 sports, including the NGD & NSOG The Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy Wheelchair Fencing Competition and the NGD & NSOG The Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy Para Table Tennis (T11) Competition, which will be held in Hong Kong. To encourage HKSAR athletes, the Club will, for the first time, provide cash incentives under the Jockey Club Athlete Incentive Awards Scheme (JCAIAS) in all medal categories of the NGD, with individual and team gold medallists receiving HK$187,500 and HK$375,000 respectively (See table below for details).
Lester Huang expressed his wholehearted support for the city’s para athletes, encouraging them to follow the inspiring example of HKSAR athletes at the 15th National Games. “The Hong Kong team has written a new and glorious chapter in our city’s sporting history with a total of 19 medals, including nine golds, two silvers and eight bronzes. The Club has long promoted sport at community and elite levels, enabling people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to participate. We therefore wish every HKSAR athlete the very best of luck at the upcoming 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games.”
The three-year JCAIAS was launched in 2023. Under the scheme, the Club sponsors the Hong Kong Sports Institute to provide cash awards to Hong Kong, China athletes who excel in major sporting events. These include the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Asian Games, Asian Para Games, World University Games, National Games together with their respective Winter Games and the National Games for Persons with Disabilities.
In support of the National Games, the Club has committed over HK$500 million to the Hong Kong and Guangdong Competition Regions. In the Hong Kong Competition Region, it is supporting volunteer service programmes, territory-wide community and school promotional activities, as well as initiatives to help underprivileged groups and young people attend the events as spectators. Some 100 members from the Club’s Volunteer Team are helping out as Group Volunteers in the Hong Kong Competition Region.
In the Guangdong Competition Region, the Club is providing high-quality technical support for the equestrian events in Shenzhen, leveraging its extensive experience in organising horse sports competitions. To help ensure the equestrian events are conducted to a high standard, the Club is also deploying an expert team and loaning specialist equipment. Additionally, the Club will support the Guangdong Competition Region’s official activities, volunteer services and promotion work.
In the HKSAR Chief Executive’s 2025 Policy Address, artificial intelligence (AI) was highlighted as a core industry to drive Hong Kong’s future development. The Hong Kong Jockey Club has committed over HK$255 million in funding through its Charities Trust to co-create the JC GoAI project with The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The project aims to provide systematic, multi‑faceted support for AI education across upper primary and junior secondary schools and equip students with essential AI literacy skills.
Jockey Club launches JC GoAI project to benefit over 100,000 students.
A launch ceremony for the project was held at Ying Wa College in Cheung Sha Wan today(12 March). Officiating guests included HKSAR Government Secretary for Education Dr Christine Choi and Club Steward Dr Henry Chan.
HKSAR Government Secretary for Education Dr Christine Choi (right) and Club Steward Dr Henry Chan (left) officiate at the JC GoAI project launch ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, Club Steward Dr Henry Chan emphasised that the Club is committed to promoting education innovation. He noted the Club has supported the teaching of computational thinking in primary schools since 2016 and subsequently introduced AI education into the junior secondary school curriculum. Related teaching materials have been adopted by the Education Bureau and integrated into mainstream education. Building on these achievements, the Club launched the JC GoAI project to integrate AI learning elements across school subjects and to help teachers make effective use of AI in their teaching – thereby promoting high‑quality digital education.
Club Steward Henry Chan delivers a speech at the JC GoAI project launch ceremony.
This 4.5-year JC GoAI initiative aims to help students learn creatively, effectively and responsibly, enabling them to apply technology across disciplines and better prepare them for future workplace demands and social development. The project is expected to reach 300 primary and secondary schools and benefit over 100,000 students, providing professional training for around 2,200 teachers as well as educational activities to support more than 11,000 parents. Key components of the JC GoAI project include:
• AI teaching and learning resources: Co-designed by experts and teachers, they cover AI foundations and AI+ applications across subjects including Chinese, English, Mathematics, Science, Technology, Visual Arts and Humanities, ensuring that resources are both theory‑based and classroom‑relevant.
• Teacher professional development: Features in-person and online workshops, study trips and exchanges to help teachers master AI teaching and learning resources.
• School engagement and teacher community: Establishes a community of practice where teachers share best practices in classrooms, supported by “peer coaches” who lead in-school support.
• Student enrichment activities: Includes city-wide events such as AI challenges, tech industry visits, career talks with AI professionals and study trips to the Chinese Mainland.
• Parent education initiatives: Engages parents through parent-child workshops and seminars to build shared understanding and community support.
• Public education and dissemination: Runs AI education conferences, seminars and publicity events to promote ethical and human-centred use of AI.
For more details about JC GoAI, please visit: https://www.jcgoai.hk/en.
Jockey Club launches JC GoAI project to benefit over 100,000 students.
The Club has long sought to cultivate an inclusive, student-centric and future-ready educational environment. Teaching materials from previous Trust-created and funded projects – namely CoolThink@JC and the Jockey Club AI for the Future Project – have been adopted by the Education Bureau and widely incorporated into Hong Kong primary and secondary schools’ curricula. Looking ahead, the Club will continue to respond to social needs and support educational development in alignment with the HKSAR Chief Executive’s 2025 Policy Address to promote digital education.
Jockey Club launches JC GoAI project to benefit over 100,000 students.
The Club’s support for the JC GoAI project, like all its charity and community contributions, is made possible by its unique integrated business model through which racing and responsible sports wagering generate substantial tax contributions, charity support and employment opportunities for Hong Kong.
