Hk prize is a multi-million dollar competition where runners from around the world compete to win the coveted Hong Kong Marathon medal. Each year, about 74,000 people participate in the race, with half of them being foreign runners. The winner of the race earns a prize worth over $3 million. The competition was established in 2013 and is the largest in Asia. The winners are chosen by a panel of judges. The winners are honoured for their achievements in community contribution, self-sacrifice and entrepreneurship. The prize money is distributed among the top 20 finishers, with a HK$10,000 incentive award for those finishing in less than 3 hours.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) operates horse races and football betting, alongside the Mark Six lottery. The HKJC is known for its strict standards when it comes to the integrity of its draws and the use of its prize fund. Employees from the security and customer service departments regularly inspect and test all materials used for the draws, including boxes and balls, as well as ensuring that the same set of balls is not used in consecutive draws. The HKJC also ensures that the winning units are correctly identified before paying out prizes.
This year, the Hong Kong Jockey Club will be introducing a series of new jackpots at its race meetings, including the Triple Trio jackpot and the Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool. The Triple Trio jackpot will increase to HK$18 million, while the Quartet & First 4 Merged Pool will see a massive HK$2.8 billion boost in its prize money. The new jackpots are part of the HK$20.8 million additional prize fund for this season’s Chinese New Year Raceday programme.
Three staff members of the War Child Alliance have won a HK$30 million (around $3.8 million) prize from a Hong Kong-based global philanthropic foundation. Their plan is to use digital technology to turn different nations’ education curricula into games and bring personalised literacy and numeracy skills to children in conflict zones. Mark Jordans, Luke Stannard and Chen Yidan were congratulated by the award founders at a ceremony on Thursday. They will be able to use the funds to expand their work in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.