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396 Recreation, Sport and the Arts

'Healthy Exercise for All' Campaign

The LCSD and the Department of Health continued to co-organise the 'Healthy Exercise for All' campaign. A variety of promotional activities including a series of roving exhibitions at shopping malls, schools, sports centres, libraries, camps, and youth and elderly centres were organised to drive home the message that people of all ages should do daily exercise to stay healthy. Fitness programmes were drawn up for different target groups. The campaign also included hiking, walking, dancing and rope-skipping programmes. During the year, about 85 000 people took part in some 1 450 programmes of this kind.

Territory-wide Events

The Corporate Games, designed specially for working people, attracted some 8 500 people from 273 industrial and commercial organisations to take part in 10 events organised under the programme in 2008. The Masters Games, for people aged 35 and above, attracted some 3 500 contestants to

3 500 contestants to participate in six competitions.

Young Athletes Training Scheme

In 2008, the LCSD commissioned 21 National Sports Associations to provide intermediate level training to teenagers to become athletes under the Young Athletes Training Scheme. Some 28 000 young people joined the programme. Those showing potential were recommended for further training.

School Sports Programme

The School Sports Programme was drawn up to provide more opportunities for primary, secondary and special school students to participate in sports. To raise the standard of sports in schools, progressive training is provided for students with potential. The scheme comprises seven subsidiary programmes: the Sport Education Programme, Easy Sport Programme, Outreach Coaching Programme, Sport Captain Programme, Joint School Sports Training Programme, Badges Award Scheme, and Sports Award Scheme. In 2008, more than 7 600 sporting events were organised for over 598 000 students.

Community Sports Club Project

The Community Sports Club (CSC) Project is organised by the LCSD in collaboration with the NSAs. In 2008, the LCSD provided support to about 340 CSCs to organise 1900 sports training activities for 42 000 participants. Seminars and management development programmes were organised for some 600 sports volunteers to help them run community sports clubs.

Through the CSC Enhancement Programme, the CSCs were encouraged to make use of LCSD venues during non-peak hours to organise activities for local people. A total of 182 sports training classes were held for 2 100 participants under the CSC Enhancement Programme. The CSCs were also encouraged to organise more interclub competitions to raise the standard of sports at the community level.