Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng, Standard Chartered Bank chief executive, joins other members of the organising committee at the opening ceremony for the 2015 edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: SCMP Pictures Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng, Standard Chartered Bank chief executive, joins other members of the organising committee at the opening ceremony for the 2015 edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng, Standard Chartered Bank chief executive, joins other members of the organising committee at the opening ceremony for the 2015 edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Sport /  Hong Kong

Standard Chartered Marathon founder Ben Hung wants Hong Kong to embrace iconic sporting event

Race founder calls on citizens to embrace an 'iconic' event amid attempts to establish it as one of the top street marathons in the world

Topic |   Hong Kong Marathon 2015
Noel Prentice
Noel Prentice

Updated: 10:54am, 24 Jan, 2015

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Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng, Standard Chartered Bank chief executive, joins other members of the organising committee at the opening ceremony for the 2015 edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: SCMP Pictures Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng, Standard Chartered Bank chief executive, joins other members of the organising committee at the opening ceremony for the 2015 edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Benjamin Hung Pi-cheng, Standard Chartered Bank chief executive, joins other members of the organising committee at the opening ceremony for the 2015 edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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