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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Founded in 1884, The Hong Kong Jockey Club is a world-class sports and entertainment organisation 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 HKSAR Government in combatting illegal gambling. In 2024/25, the Club returned a total of HK$39.1 billion to the community. This included HK$30.1 billion to the HKSAR Government in duty, profits tax and Lotteries Fund contributions and HK$9.0 billion in approved charity donations. The Club is Hong Kong’s largest single taxpayer and one of the city’s major employers. Its Charities Trust is one of the world’s leading charity donors.
