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bodies, on strategies to promote the development of sport and physical recreation for all sections of the community. Priority issues in 1990 were sports in education, marketing and sponsorship, and community sports clubs, as well as establishing links with the board's counterparts overseas. The board co-ordinates public funding for sport in Hong Kong, and operates the Sports Aid Foundation, which assists gifted sportsmen and women with expenses.
The Sir David Trench Fund for Recreation disburses grants for the construction and improvement of recreational and sporting facilities as well as the purchase of equipment.
Sporting Achievements
Teams from Hong Kong regularly participate in international sporting competitions. At the 14th Commonwealth Games in Auckland, Miss Amy Chan Lim-chee and Mr Chan Chi-choi won the gold medal for the Badminton Mixed Doubles, while in the Second World Championships and Games for the Disabled, Hong Kong athletes scored some notable successes. Mr Ho Wing-hung won the gold medal for the combined 50 metre and 30 metre archery competition, as well as setting a new world record. Miss Leung Shui-mei gained a gold medal when she broke the world record for the 10 metre Standing Air Pistol event. Miss Yuen Shuk-han won the gold medal in the foil competition, while Mr Lai Man-kee achieved a gold medal for the sabre event, and Miss Fung Yuet-wah won the gold -medal for the table tennis single event. At the 16th Australian National Wheelchair Games, Miss Leung Shui-mei won two gold medals and one silver medal in the rifle-shooting competition, as well as breaking the world record in the three position event.
Jubilee Sports Centre
The Jubilee Sports Centre is a centre of sporting excellence for producing international- class athletes and coaches, providing positive leadership, top quality facilities, technical resources and fostering good international relations. It has operated independently since 1987, with an endowment of $350 million from the Jockey Club.
To raise the performance standard of sports in Hong Kong, the centre has appointed world-class coaches in badminton, fencing, gymnastics, rowing, soccer, squash, swimming, table-tennis and tennis. They work closely with governing bodies of sport in training national teams and high-performance athletes.
The centre has an ambitious sports scholarship programme and offers coaching, facilities, dietary advice, sports science, sports medicine, overseas training and support for education and employment. In 1990, over 150 high-performance local athletes in 18 sports received scholarship support from the centre.
In conjunction with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the centre's Sports Science Department provides sports science and sports medicine support for local athletes. A fitness coach and a sports psychologist were appointed in 1990, to provide a wider sphere of services to athletes.
The centre continued to host teams from overseas in 1990. To help raise the standards of local athletes, top coaches and international athletes spent periods of attachment at the centre.
To improve its facilities, the centre's indoor sprint training track was converted into new accommodation consisting of 46 rooms. Construction work was completed in July 1990.