Elections 2023

It’s election season once again at the FCC, with members encouraged to vote for all the usual pressing reasons, whether they are Correspondents, Journalists or Associates. Nominations opened in March, and the pukka Annual Nomination Meeting will be held on Wednesday 12 April at 6 pm. All members are welcome, and anyone who can’t make it should submit a written nomination in person or by registered letter well before that date. Forms are available at the Front Desk.

What’s up for grabs? Here’s the deal:

President Must be a Correspondent Member

First Vice President Ditto

Second Vice President May be a Journalist or Associate Member

Eight Correspondent Member Governors Correspondent Members, obvs

Two Journalist Member Governors Journalist Members, obvs

Four Associate Member Governors Associate Members, obvs

Ballot papers will be sent out on 19 April, and ballots will be counted on 23 May at 3 pm. A ballot box will be placed in the foyer. e new Board will be formally installed at the Annual General Meeting on 29 May, starting at 6 pm. Full pro les of the new members, together with their hopes and dreams for a better world, will be published in the July issue of e Correspondent.

Hong Kong Four Trails ultramarathon runner Will Hayward, who sometimes ts in a bit of work as Professor of Psychology at Lingnan University, pauses for breath to add a little background to the screening of Four Trails at the club last February.

Mallory said: ‘Because it is there’. Sufficient reason to take part, or would you add more?

Why do the HK Four Trails Ultra Challenge? As noted in the documentary, it’s the ultimate challenge for endurance junkies in Hong Kong. People get into running ultramarathons to test their limits, and this seems like the hardest challenge out there, and it’s in our backyard. Also, since we were all unable to travel for three years, the Challenge is appealing because it takes you across the entirety of Hong Kong, which feels like celebrating the incredible landscape found on our little hunk of rock.

While you’re out running, are you really able to appreciate that surrounding beauty?

I de nitely appreciated Hong Kong’s beauty out there. In the lm, one of the runners, Jacky Leung, is overcome by the nal sunrise over Sunset Peak and stops to take a photo even though he’s ghting to complete the event in under 50 hours. I’m sure we all had moments like that, which pierced our inner struggle and brought us back into the world. e Four Trails Challenge is de nitely an advanced postgraduate running challenge. Hopefully the lm inspires people to get out on the trails and experience them for themselves. If members train up to the point they can run a hilly 160-kilometre race, then they may be ready to consider the Four Trails.

Any advice for FCC members who’d like to try Four Trails but feel they may conk out halfway?

What’s your post-Trails food pickme-up?

My wife had some cold pizza at the nish line, which was incredible. After that, I spent a couple of weeks eating everything in sight. It is a great feeling to walk into a cafe and order anything o the menu, totally guilt-free.