416 Recreation, Sport and the Arts
sports facilities were open to the public free of charge. Over 200 000 people participated in the 'Sport For All Day 2011'.
Young Athletes Training Scheme
In 2011, the LCSD commissioned 22 NSAs to provide intermediate level training in 28 sports disciplines for teenagers wishing to become athletes under a 'Young Athletes Training Scheme'. About 31 000 young people joined the programme. Those showing potential were recommended for further training.
School Sports Programme
The School Sports Progrmame was devised for school students to participate in sports constantly. To raise the standard of sport in schools, progressive training is provided for students showing potential. The scheme comprises seven subsidiary programmes: Sport Education Programme, Easy Sports Training Programme, Outreach Coaching Programme, Sport Captain Programme, Joint Schools Sports Training Programme, Badges Award Scheme and Sports Award Scheme. In 2011, about 7 880 sporting events were organised for over 607 000 students.
Community Sports Club Project
The Community Sports Club (CSC) Project is organised by the LCSD in collaboration with the NSAs. In 2011, the LCSD provided support to about 420 CSCs to organise 2 205 sports training activities for 48 017 participants. Seminars and management development programmes were formulated for some 520 sports volunteers to help them run community sports clubs.
Through the CSC Enhancement Programme, CSCs were encouraged to make use of LCSD venues during non-peak hours for activities for local people. A total of 294 sports training classes were held for 3 522 participants under the CSC Enhancement Programme.
Sports Subvention Scheme
The LCSD is responsible for providing 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.
During the year, 58 NSAs and 22 sport organisations were provided with. subventions amounting to about $229 million by the LCSD. A total of 11 067 programmes for different sports were organised by the NSAs and other organisations, attracting 736 690 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.
In 2011, the NSAs were given subsidies under the scheme to stage international events in Hong Kong such as the Hong Kong Tennis Classic 2011, the Hong Kong International Judo Tournament 2011, the FINA Marathon Swimming World Cup Hong Kong 2011, and the 2011 Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open - ITTF Premium Junior Circuit (Table Tennis). The LCSD also provided subsidies under the scheme to
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