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Jockey Club supports “New Arts Power” to help promote arts to the community

09/12/2017

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust is teaming up with the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) to launch a five-month-long festival entitled "JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power", which will showcase on home ground the works of some Hong Kong artists who have participated in overseas arts festivals and activities.

Today (12 September), the Club's Executive Director, Charities and Community, Leong Cheung, Secretary for Home Affairs Lau Kong-wah and HKADC Chairman Dr Wilfred Wong attended the programme's launch ceremony.

"Arts, Culture and Heritage is one of the four strategic focus areas of our Charities Trust donations," said the Club's Executive Director, Charities and Community, Leong Cheung. "Under this programme, we hope that the city's 'new arts power' will be able to go further and benefit more local citizens from all walks of life, especially young people."

JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power is funded by a Trust donation of some HK$38 million. Taking the theme of "Our Talents, Our Pride", it features more than 160 community and school programmes focused on five major arts areas: modern dance, music, theatrical performances, media arts and visual arts. They include various mobile performances that will rove different districts in the city, such as an award-winning theatrical production called "My Luxurious 50 sq ft Life", and a performance focusing on a new form of sport called tricking. Other exciting activities across the city will range from open rehearsals, forums and workshops to school and community activities bringing high quality works of art to people of all ages and in every corner of Hong Kong. The project also includes the development of web pages and mobile applications that carry information on the participating artists, so that the general public can learn more about them and their work.

In addition, in collaboration with 10 NGOs and government bodies, the participating artists are being invited to create tailor-made artistic experiences for these organisations' beneficiaries, including the elderly, patients, prisoners, youth groups and students from ethnic minorities. The aim is to sow the seeds of art among these special groups, while giving the artists an opportunity to contribute to society. In total, it is expected that the programme will benefit some 124,000 members of the public from every walk of life.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a world-class racing club that acts continuously for the betterment of our society. The Club has a unique integrated business model, comprising racing and racecourse entertainment, a membership club, responsible sports wagering and lottery, and charities and community contribution. Through this model, the Club generates economic and social value for the community and supports the Government in combatting illegal gambling. In 2016/17, the Club's total direct return to the community was HK$30.5 billion. It is Hong Kong's largest single taxpayer, one of the city's major employers and one of the world's top ten charity donors. The Club is always "riding high together for a better future" with the people of Hong Kong.


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The Club’s Executive Director, Charities and Community, Leong Cheung, says Arts, Culture and Heritage is one of the four strategic focus areas of the Charities Trust’s donations, and this programme will enable local artists to go further and benefit more local citizens from all walks of life, especially young people.


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The Club’s Executive Director, Charities and Community, Leong Cheung (left), Secretary for Home Affairs Lau Kong-wah (centre) and HKADC Chairman Dr Wilfred Wong (right) attend the launch ceremony of JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power.


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Officiating guests and local artists at JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power launch ceremony


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Photos 4/5: JOCKEY CLUB New Arts Power dance performance and the award-winning mobile theatre performance “My Luxurious 50 sq ft Life”


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