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Recreation, Sport, Culture and the Arts

School Sports Programme

The School Sports Programme provides a wide range of sports programmes for students and includes seven subsidiary programmes: Sport Education Programme, Easy Sport Programme, Outreach Coaching Programme, Sport Captain Programme, Joint Schools Sports Training Programme, Badges Award Scheme and Sports Award Scheme. In 2014, over 610,000 students took part in more than 8,000 sporting events. The implementation of the School Sport Programme Coordinator Pilot Scheme further fosters a strong sporting culture in school campus whilst providing a career training platform for retired athletes.

Community Sports Club Project

In 2014, the Community Sports Club (CSC) Project, organised by the LCSD in collaboration with the NSAs, supported about 430 CSCs in organising 2,351 sports training activities for 51,002 participants. Seminars and management development programmes were formulated for some 490 sports volunteers to help them run CSCs.

The CSC Enhancement Programme encourages CSCs to use LCSD venues outside peak hours to organise activities for local people, and 269 sports training classes were held for 3,061 participants under this programme in 2014.

Sports Subvention Scheme

The LCSD provides 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. In 2014, the LCSD provided 58 NSAs and 24 sport organisations with subventions amounting to about $262 million and 10,564 programmes for different sports were organised, attracting 731,063 participants.

In 2014, the NSAs were given subsidies to stage local and international events in Hong Kong, including the 2014 Hong Kong International Track Cup (Cycling), 2014 Asian Eastern Zonal Women's Volleyball Championship, FINA Swimming World Cup 2014 - Hong Kong and the 2014 ITTF Premium Junior Circuit (Table Tennis) - Hong Kong Junior and Cadet Open. The LCSD also provided subsidies to NSAs to strengthen squad training and to enable athletes representing Hong Kong to participate in overseas competitions.

'M' Mark Support Package

The 'M' Mark System and Support Package aims to increase support from the commercial sector and the community for the NSAs in developing sustainable major international sports events. In 2014, 13 events were given 'M' Mark status and/or support packages.

Corporate Games

The Corporate Games, held every two years, is a major multi-sport event designed for working people by the LCSD. In 2014, over 9,700 people from 254 industrial, commercial and governmental organisations took part in its 13 sports competitions.

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