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For the sixth consecutive year, the Club’s Charities Trust supported the Hong Kong Flower Show organised by Leisure and Cultural Services Department in Victoria Park. Running between 16  and 25 March, this year's Flower Show carried the theme "Joy in Bloom", with the colourful Dahlia, which has varied forms with prolonged flowering, as the theme flower.

As the Major Sponsor of the ever-popular Flower Show, the Club Charities Trust donated HK$5.9 million to support six related educational initiatives, namely a Mosaiculture Display by Students, a Student Drawing Competition, a Transport Subsidy Scheme and Guided Tours, a Flower Replanting Scheme, a 'One Person One Flower' scheme and a Community Green Playground. The transport subsidy scheme and guided tours benefited some 31,000 elderly people, students and disadvantaged families.

Visitors were able to appreciate a wide variety of exquisite potted plants, beautiful floral arrangements and gorgeous landscape displays from local, Mainland and overseas exhibitors. During the weekends they could also visit the Jockey Club Community Green Playground to enjoy family activities and understand more about the conservation and appreciation of nature through experiential learning.

To foster awareness of the importance of environmental protection and greening, potted flowers remaining at the end of the show were sent to non-governmental organisations and schools for replanting through the "Give the Flowers a New Home!" Jockey Club Flower Replanting Scheme.