New Mainland Membership fees take effect

The Beijing Hong Kong Jockey Club Clubhouse has set new Mainland Membership fees, effective 1 January 2026, according to the Hong Kong Jockey Club's membership pages¹. Mainland Membership is a membership of the Beijing clubhouse, operated by Beijing Hong Kong Jockey Club Clubhouse Limited, and Mainland Members may use certain members' facilities in Hong Kong under a reciprocal arrangement between the two clubs¹.

Individual Mainland Membership carries an entrance fee of RMB600,000 and a monthly subscription of RMB2,200¹. The page marks the individual rates as effective from 1 January 2026¹. Benefits listed are use of the Beijing Clubhouse and the HKJC Shenzhen Centre, plus, under the reciprocal arrangement, use of certain designated members' facilities in Hong Kong: clubhouses for a set number of days each calendar year, capped at seven days per calendar month, with The Hilltop in The Valley unavailable on Saturdays, Sundays and Hong Kong public holidays, and racecourses year round¹. Individual Members who are also qualifying Hong Kong Jockey Club horse owners may use additional facilities¹.

Corporate Mainland Membership is split into three classes, all marked effective from 1 January 2026¹:

Corporate classes carry the same Beijing Clubhouse, Shenzhen Centre and Hong Kong reciprocal facilities as individual membership¹. Corporate membership is by invitation only, and interested companies must contact the Beijing Clubhouse¹.

The pages state that elected members pay the prevailing entrance fee and monthly subscription, that fees are reviewed periodically, and that the entrance fee payable is the one applicable at the time of election rather than at the time of application¹. All paid fees and charges are non-refundable¹. Applications are decided at the absolute discretion of the Beijing Clubhouse board, which may reject an application without giving a reason or explanation¹.

The same page notes that the reciprocal arrangement with the Hong Kong Jockey Club is subject to periodic review¹.

For comparison, the Hong Kong club's own fees are on separate schedules. Full Membership carries a HK$1,050,000 entrance fee and HK$3,150 monthly subscription effective from 1 August 2026, while Racing Membership carries a HK$210,000 entrance fee and a HK$1,050 monthly subscription effective from 1 October 2025¹. The club reports about 16,400 Full Members and about 9,700 Racing Members¹.

What it means for players

Mainland Membership is a clubhouse membership rather than a betting product. The fees above buy access to the Beijing Clubhouse, the HKJC Shenzhen Centre and, through the reciprocal arrangement, designated Hong Kong members' facilities, including racecourse members' areas year round and clubhouses for a capped number of days each year¹. It does not change how anyone places a bet, and the pages do not describe any change to wagering, betting accounts or racecourse admission for the general public¹.

For anyone weighing membership, the practical points are the timing rules: the entrance fee that applies is the one in force when an applicant is elected, not when the form is submitted, and nothing paid is refunded¹. Approval is discretionary and reasons need not be given¹. The pages do not state whether existing members' subscriptions change, and no figure for the previous Mainland rates appears in them.

What happens next

The new Mainland individual and corporate rates apply from 1 January 2026¹. The Hong Kong Full Membership rates of HK$1,050,000 and HK$3,150 take effect from 1 August 2026, and the Racing Membership monthly subscription of HK$1,050 took effect from 1 October 2025¹. The club says entrance fees, monthly subscriptions and the reciprocal arrangement are reviewed periodically, without giving dates¹.