Sports Exchange and Co-operation Programmes

To raise sporting standards in Hong Kong and encourage sports exchanges and co-operation, Hong Kong and the Mainland have to date signed five agreements/memoranda.

• The Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau Sports Exchange and Co-operation Agreement (December 29, 2003),
• The Hong Kong and State Sports General Administration of China Sports Exchange and Co-operation Agreement (May 13, 2004),
• The Hong Kong and Shanghai Administration of Sports Exchange and Co-operation Agreement (May 30, 2004),
• The Hong Kong and General Office of Culture, Radio, TV, Publications and Sports of Hainan Province Sports Exchange and Co-operation Memorandum (November 15, 2004), and
• The Hong Kong and Yunnan Sports Bureau Sports Exchange and Co-operation Memorandum (May 27, 2005).

Under these agreements and memoranda, a number of exchange programmes with Mainland cities took place during the year.