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and other activities for people of all ages and abilities, and provides parks and landscaped open spaces for leisurely enjoyment.
In addition, the LCSD provides subventions to 25 holiday camps and sea activity centres run by 12 non-governmental organisations. Some 798 457 people participated in activities organised by these camps and sea activity centres in 2010.
The LCSD also issues and renews licences for places of amusement. In 2010 the LCSD processed 76 applications for billiard establishments, nine for public bowling- alleys and seven for public skating rinks.
Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited
The Hong Kong Sports Institute Limited was established on October 1, 2004 to provide an environment in which sports talent can be identified, nurtured and developed. Besides sports facilities, the support given to athletes includes elite coaching and training, sports science, sports medicine, education, applied research and sports information. During the year, 14 sports were covered by the Elite Training Programme: athletics, badminton, billiards, cycling, fencing, karatedo, rowing, squash, swimming, table tennis, tenpin bowling, triathlon, windsurfing and wushu, or Chinese martial art.
The institute also supports outstanding athletes in other sports under the Individual Athletes Support Scheme and the Disabled Sports Elite Training Programme. In 2010, its activities focused on the preparation of athletes for the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games and planning for the redevelopment of the institute.
Sporting Achievements
Hong Kong athletes achieved outstanding results in various international and regional sporting events in 2010, winning a total of 294 gold, 232 silver and 270 bronze medals'. In particular, the Hong Kong delegation achieved its best-ever results at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games with eight gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze medals. Athletes with physical disability attained five gold, nine silver and 14 bronze medals at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games.
Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
The Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong was founded in 1950 and recognised as a National Olympic Committee (NOC) in 1951. It changed its name to 'Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China' (SF&OC) on March 8, 1999. The federation is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Council of Asia and the Association of National Olympic Committees and has been responsible for organising Hong Kong's participation in all major multi-sports games such as the Olympic Games, Asian
1 The information regarding the number of medals is provided by Hong Kong Sports Institute, Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Paralympic Committee and Sports Association for the Physically Disabled, and Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped in 2010.
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