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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts
Hong Kong Flower Show
The Hong Kong Flower Show provides an opportunity every year for hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people and horticulture lovers from around the world to enjoy the beauty and diversity of flowers and to share their experiences in flower cultivation. A total of 210 horticultural organisations from 18 countries took part in the show in March 2013 at Victoria Park, attracting over 510,000 visitors.
Recreation and Sports Venues Hong Kong Stadium
The Hong Kong Stadium is Hong Kong's largest outdoor sports venue, with seating for 40,000 people. It is mainly used for football and international rugby matches and large-scale community events. More than 372,200 people attended 29 events in the stadium in 2013, including the popular annual rugby sevens tournament, the British and Irish Lions Hong Kong 2013, the Barclays Asia Trophy 2013 and an invitation football match between Kitchee and Manchester United.
Mong Kok Stadium
The Mong Kok Stadium has a seating capacity of 6,668 and is an important venue for sporting and community events. It is one of the major venues for the First Division Football League and the training ground for the national squad. More than 273,000 people attended the 70 events at the stadium in 2013, including the Asian Football Confederation Cup (involving Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Maldives and Myanmar) and the 2015 Asian Cup Qualifier between Hong Kong and Vietnam.
Water Sports Centres and Holiday Camps
The LCSD manages five water sports centres: Chong Hing, Tai Mei Tuk, Jockey Club Wong Shek, St Stephen's Beach and Stanley Main Beach. It also runs four holiday camps, the Lady MacLehose Holiday Village, Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre, Tso Kung Tam Outdoor Recreation Centre, and Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village. In 2013, about 122,000 people participated in events at the water sports centres and 535,500 visited or stayed at the holiday camps.
Other Recreation and Sports Venues
The LCSD manages 94 sports centres, 43 swimming pool complexes, 256 tennis courts, 295 squash courts, 25 sports grounds, four golf-driving ranges and two public riding schools. The construction works for redevelopment of Victoria Park Swimming Pool, redevelopment of Kwun Tong Swimming Pool, and Hong Kong Velodrome in Tseung Kwan O were completed in 2013, providing new or upgraded recreation and sports facilities for public enjoyment. Works for 12 other major projects across Hong Kong are under way.
Beaches and Swimming Pools
Swimming is one of Hong Kong's most popular summer pastimes. The LCSD manages 41 gazetted public beaches (12 on Hong Kong Island and 29 in the New Territories) and 43 public
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