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SCMP Reporter

Hundreds of 'rats' scurried through streets and between office towers in Central yesterday morning -  completing a charity obstacle course.
About 400 executives and office staff  from some of the city's top companies competed in this year's Central Rat Race,  running to raise HK$2.38 million for the mental-health charity Mindset.
In its third year, the event saw sections of the  main thoroughfares and corridors in office blocks and malls in  Central turned into a 2.5km obstacle course, giving the business centre  a festive atmosphere.
The area was treated to a morning of entertainment as the 46 teams of eight, sporting rat  costumes of different colours and styles, crawled under fences, dug for 'cheese' and tore from one checkpoint to another in the relay.
It also gave  staff a rare chance to see their bosses sweating their way across the obstacles, using briefcases as batons.
The Rat Race Cup was won by a team from Jardine Engineering. The company's Alex Newbigging  won the Big Rat Cup for senior executives. Craig Dally, of Linklaters, won the Iron Rat Race.
Organised by Hongkong Land,  this year's event was co-sponsored by the Central and Western District Council, the South China Morning Post, TVB Pearl,  Mannings  and Starbucks. Other leg partners included Fortis,  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing,  JP Morgan, Linklaters   and UBS.
Last year, it raised  more than HK$2.23 million. The inaugural race  raised about HK$2 million.
Hongkong Land chief executive Pang Yiu-kai  said he was glad to see the Central Rat Race become one of the most anticipated charity events of the year.
Anthony Nightingale,  chairman of Mindset,  praised the race for helping raise public awareness and providing supporting for the mental-health sector. Mindset  supports  25 mental-health-related organisations and projects in Hong Kong and  on the mainland.



'Rats'  compete in charity race around Central