74,000 runners feature in StanChart Marathon

Around 74,000 participants came to enjoy the Standard Chartered Marathon on Sunday morning.

The first batch of 10-kilometer race runners began their run at 5.40 am after Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu officiated at the launching ceremony.

Participants started at the Island Eastern Corridor and finished at Victoria Park.

The group running the half-marathon challenge started at 5:40 am, followed by the marathon challenge group at 6 am. Nathan Road was their starting point.

The Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok and Hong Kong film star Chow Yun-fat were among the many runners.

The event was further boosted with the addition of the Asian Marathon Championships, which it hosts for the fifth time.

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