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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts
Programmes are designed to foster confidence, responsibility, leadership, communication, creative thinking, problem solving, mental well-being and social responsibility. OBHK uses outdoor challenges to help participants gain insights and skills that can be applied to work and everyday situations. In 2020, despite the impact of COVID-19, 1,220 people were still able to join its programmes in Hong Kong.
Based in Sai Kung, with headquarters at Tai Mong Tsai and an island base on Wong Wan Chau, OBHK's facilities include a 67-foot sail training yacht, the Spirit of Outward Bound Hong Kong, a world-class ropes course and a fleet of expedition sea kayaks and open-rigged sailing ketches. All these resources are maintained to international safety standards.
OBHK's public courses cater to people of different ages and needs, taking participants to remote and scenic areas of Hong Kong that most are unaware exist. Hong Kong residents can reclaim up to 80 per cent of the programme fees from the government's Continuing Education Fund, and over 40 per cent of participants receive a scholarship for their course.
OBHK works with multiple community groups and social enterprises, including youth at risk, recovering drug addicts, people with disabilities and other special needs groups.
Outward Bound Professional works with companies to design programmes that help their staff become more resilient, communicative, cohesive and innovative, ultimately benefiting the company itself. Programmes for schools, colleges, universities and charities help participants become resilient and compassionate leaders.
Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
The Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China is recognised as a National Olympic Committee by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is a member of the IOC, the Olympic Council of Asia, the Association of National Olympic Committees and the East Asian Olympic Committees. The federation organises Hong Kong's participation in all major international, continental and regional multi-sports games, such as the summer and winter Olympic Games and the summer and winter Asian Games.
With a membership of 80 NSAs and sports organisations, the federation represents the collective voice of the Hong Kong sports community. Most of its members are NSAs, which are in turn affiliated to their Asian federations (AFs) and international federations (IFs). The NSAs are empowered to coordinate and conduct activities related to their sports, including recreational programmes for the community, and training programmes and competitions for novices and elite athletes locally. They organise and sanction participation in overseas competitions and train coaches and referees. They also enforce local and international rules and regulations and represent Hong Kong at IF and AF meetings.
The federation organises educational programmes for sports leaders, administrators, coaches and technical officials, notably through the Hong Kong Olympic Academy, which offers sports management and sports science courses. The impact of COVID-19 meant that events organised annually by the federation, the Festival of Sport and Olympic Day, were held online,
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