MTR HONG KONG Race Walking 2008 – Promoting Health and the Olympic Spirit

Co-organised by the MTR Corporation and the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association, the annual MTR HONG KONG Race Walking event is into its fourth year. This year, both the number of participants and donations for health education have reached record highs.

More than 1,300 people signed up for 14 categories of race walking competitions and over HK$1.3 million was raised for the Hospital Authority Health InfoWorld to fund a new
initiative called the “Ideal BMI" Disease Prevention Project, which will advise the working public on the issue of obesity, and to promote weight control for associated diseases prevention.

Ten top Asian race walkers from China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines joined with over a thousand Hong Kong people on 20 April 2008 in the MTR HONG KONG Race Walking 2008 to promote better health. With the 2008 Olympic Games coming up in Beijing in August, MTR HONG KONG Race Walking 2008 proved an ideal opportunity for participants and spectators alike to warm-up for the Games.

Of the 1,300 participants, more than 200 hailed from 50 leading Hong Kong companies and organisations to race each other in the Corporate Team Challenge. Corporate teams and their cheer teams also vied to be named the best Corporate Branding Team and the Best Cheering Team.

Popular artistes and renowned athletes Ms Olivia Cheng and Mr Alex Fong added glamour to the event as they continued in their roles as MTR Race Walking Ambassadors.

Results of Each Category

1. A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially kicked off the MTR HONG KONG Race Walking 2008: (from left) Ms Olivia Cheng, MTR Race Walking Ambassador; Hon Sin Chung-kai, SBS, JP, Member of Legislative Council; Mr Tai Keen-man, Acting Deputy Director of Broadcasting; Mr C K Chow, Chief Executive Officer of MTR Corporation; Hon Jasper Tsang Yok-sing, GBS, JP, Non-Official Member, Executive Council and Member of Legislative Council; Dr Hon Leong Che-hung, GBS, JP, Non-Official Member, Executive Council; Mr Alex Moh, President of Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association; Dr York Chow, Secretary for Food and Health; Dr Raymond K F Ch'ien, Chairman of MTR Corporation; Hon Bernard Chan, GBS, JP, Non-Official Member, Executive Council and Member of Legislative Council; Prof Hon Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, BBS, JP, Non-Official Member, Executive Council; Hon Frederick Fung Kin-kee, SBS, JP, Member of Legislative Council; Hon Anson Chan, GBM, JP, Member of Legislative Council; Dr Hon Kwok Ka-Ki, Member of Legislative Council; Mr Eric Lee, Chairman of Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association; and Mr Alex Fong, MTR Race Walking Ambassador.

2. Ms Eva Cheng, Secretary for the Transport and Housing (left), Mr C K Chow, Chief Executive Officer of MTR Corporation (centre) and Mr Alex Moh, President of Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association sounded the starter horn for the 1-kilometre MTR Chairman's Invitational competition.

3. Thirty prominent members of the community joined MTR Corporation Chairman Dr Raymond K F Ch'ien to participate in the friendly 1-kilometre MTR Chairman's Invitational Race to promote good health. Dr Hon Kwok Ka-ki, Member of Legislative Council won the race in 6 minutes and 8 seconds. He was followed by Mr Daryl Ng, Executive Director, Sino Group and Mr Eric Lee, Chairman of Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association.

4. HK$1.3 million was raised this year for the Hospital Authority Health InfoWorld to fund a new initiative called the “Ideal BMI” Disease Prevention Project. The donation amount is a new record for the event. Dr Raymond K F Ch'ien, Chairman of MTR Corporation (right) presents the cheque to Mr Anthony Wu, Chairman of Hospital Authority.

5. With a donation of HK$120,000, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Co Ltd won the Highest Fund Raising Corporate Team Award. Mr Davy Chung Sun-keung, Executive Director of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Co Ltd (left) receives the trophy from Dr York Chow, Secretary for Food and Health. Sino Group and Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd were both the second Highest Fund Raising Corporate Teams.

Special thanks to the following participating corporations:

MTR Corporation	Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Hospital Authority	Hong Kong International Airport
RTHK Radio 2	Hopewell Holdings Limited
Bank of China (Hong Kong)	HSBC
BNP Paribas	JCDecaux Transport
Cathay Pacific Airways Limited	K. Wah Group
Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited	McKinsey & Company
Chevalier Group	Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Limited
China State Construction International Holdings Limited	Ngong Ping 360 Limited
Chun Wo Development Holdings Limited	Ocean Park Corporation
Citi	Octopus Cards Ltd.
CITIC Pacific Limited	Oracle Systems Hong Kong Limited
CLP Power Hong Kong Limited	Otis Elevator Company (H.K.) Limited
Coca-Cola China Limited	PCCW Limited
Dah Sing Bank	Shui On Construction and Materials Limited
Deacons	Sino Group
Deutsche Bank AG	Slaughter and May
Ernst & Young	Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited
Fire Services Department	The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gallant Y. T. Ho & Co.	The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.
Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C.	The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Hang Seng Bank	The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd.
Henderson Land Development Co Ltd	Toshiba Hong Kong Limited
Hong Kong Broadband Network Ltd	Wing Hang Bank
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited	Wong Tung & Partners Ltd