Held biennially since 2007, the Hong Kong Games (HKG) is a major territory-wide, sport extravaganza, organised by the Sports Commission (SC), coordinated by its Community Sports Committee and co-organised by the LCSD, the 18 district councils, the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) and relevant NSAs. All 18 district councils compete in this important event, which attracts wide community participation and promotes a strong sporting culture in Hong Kong.
Building on the success of the 1st and 2nd HKG held in 2007 and 2009 respectively, we staged the 3rd HKG from May 14 to June 5, 2011, involving more events, athletes and exciting activities for the public.
The line-up of sports increased from six to eight with two team sports – futsal and volleyball – joining athletics, badminton, basketball, table tennis, tennis and swimming.
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Variety added to the 3rd Hong Kong Games with the inclusion of futsal and volleyball as two sports events of the games. |
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District representatives put up a good fight at a volleyball competition of the 3rd Hong Kong Games.
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Athletes representing the 18 districts increased from some 2 300 in the 2nd HKG to over 3 000 in the 3rd HKG. On top of the 18 Districts’ Pledging Ceremony, a series of initiatives boosted public participation. They included: a Countdown Ceremony; A Grand Opening Ceremony; Closing cum Prize Presentation Ceremony; elite athletes demonstration and exchange; Cheering Team Competition in 18 Districts; voting for My Favourite Sporty District; guessing the Overall Champion of the 3rd HKG; and Dynamic Moments Photo Contest. These programmes attracted more than 300 000 people, doubling the number in the 2nd HKG.
A new publicity initiative in the form of a games theme song sung by Joey Yung was made for the 3rd HKG. Ten elite athletes: Wong Kam-po (Cycling), Fu Ka-chun (Snooker), Tsui Chi-ho (Athletics), Yip Pui-yin (Badminton), Cheng Kam-hing (Basketball), Chan Siu-ki (Futsal), Sze Hang-yu (Swimming), Ko Lai-chak (Table Tennis), Yang Zijun (Tennis) and Hui Pui-tak (Volleyball), helped promote the event as the 3rd HKG ambassadors.
