HKT calls up Hong Kong ePrix title sponsorship

The Formula E electric car-racing championship has confirmed that telecommunications provider HKT has signed up as the title sponsor of the inaugural Hong Kong ePrix next season.

The Hong Kong telco will support the race, which will take place at the Central Harbourfront in the city during the 2016-17 campaign. The date of the ePrix has not yet been confirmed.

Alex Arena, group managing director of HKT, said that HKT would provide fibre broadband networks and other technologies to support live coverage of the race.

“Through ‘the Club’, the integrated loyalty platform of HKT, we will also provide our customers with an exclusive experience to enjoy the electrifying entertainment of the HKT Hong Kong ePrix,” Arena said.