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Recreation, Sport and the Arts
Community Sports Club Project
In 2012, the Community Sports Club (CSC) Project, organised by the LCSD in collaboration with the NSAs, supported about 430 CSCs in organising 2,252 sports training activities for 49,027 participants. Seminars and management development programmes were formulated for some 520 sports volunteers to help them run community sports clubs.
The CSC Enhancement Programme encourages CSCs to use LCSD venues outside peak hours to organise activities for local people, and 304 sports training classes were held for 3,547 participants under this programme in 2012.
Sports Subvention Scheme
The LCSD provides subvention to the NSAs and other sporting organisations for sports promotion and development. The subvention covers office and personnel expenses and spending on programmes by the NSAs. In 2012, the LCSD provided 58 NSAs and 24 sport organisations with subventions amounting to about $250 million and 11,201 programmes for different sports were organised, attracting 744,936 participants. The most popular training programmes were: Youth Football Scheme, Hong Kong Youth (Boys and Girls) Basketball Training Scheme, Youth Wushu Training Course and New Generation Table Tennis Training Course.
During the year, the NSAs were given subsidies under the scheme to stage local and international events in Hong Kong such as the World Hong Kong Luminous Dragon and Dance Championships 2012, 22nd Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships, the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup - Hong Kong 2012, and the 2012 ITTF Premium Junior Circuit (Table Tennis) - Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open. The LCSD also provided subsidies under the scheme to NSAs to strengthen squad training and to enable athletes representing Hong Kong to participate in overseas competitions.
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'M' Mark Support Package
The 'M' Mark System and Support Package aims to obtain greater support from the commercial sector and the community for the NSAs in developing more sustainable major international sports events. In 2012, 11 events were given 'M' Mark status and/or support packages.
The 12th National Winter Games
In January, 27 Hong Kong athletes took part in four competitive events at the 12th National Winter Games in Jilin Province.
Recreational and Sports Venues
Hong Kong Stadium
The Hong Kong Stadium is Hong Kong's largest sports venue, with seating for 40,000 people. It is mainly used for football and international rugby matches and large-scale community events. More than 320,300 people attended 31 events in the stadium in 2012, including the popular annual rugby sevens tournament, an invitation football match between Kitchee and Arsenal Football Club and the Mainland Olympic Gold Medallists Extravaganza. Matches in the
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