Chapter 19
Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts
Hong Kong's hard-working people enjoy a wide variety of sports, cultural and recreational opportunities, whether as participants or spectators. They range from major international sports and arts events to community programmes in which people of all ages and abilities can take part.
The Home Affairs Bureau (HAB) co-ordinates government policies on recreation, sports, culture and heritage. Organisations such as the Sports Commission and the Hong Kong Arts. Development Council help the government in drawing up these policies.
The Sports Commission advises on all matters relating to sports development and oversees committees on community sports, elite sports and major sports events.
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), an executive arm of HAB, provides services to preserve Hong Kong's cultural heritage, enhance its physical environment, and foster co-operative interaction between sports, cultural and community organisations. The LCSD organises exhibitions, sporting events and cultural performances ranging from music and dance to opera.
Recreation and Sports
The LCSD develops and co-ordinates the provision of high quality recreational and sports facilities for leisure enjoyment including parks, landscaped open spaces, sports grounds, playgrounds, sports centres, holiday camps, water sports centres, swimming pools and beaches. It also organises and supports a wide variety of recreation and sports programmes to promote community sports, identify sporting talent and raise sporting standards. It works closely with the District Councils (DCs), the National Sports Associations under the auspices of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, District Sports Associations, and schools to promote sport-for-all and encourage everyone to participate in sports and recreational activities.
In 2013, some 825,400 people participated in activities organised at 25 holiday camps and sea activity centres run by 12 non-governmental organisations subvented by the LCSD. The LCSD
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