Featured Report

Featured Report –Introduction of Special Sports Activities in the Districts

 

Special sports activities in the districts
To encourage people to exercise more, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is promoting a series of special sports activities in all districts of Hong Kong. The offices of the LCSD organises events such as sports competitions, training courses, fun days, and elderly activity promotion days to encourage citizens to participate more, try more and develop a habit of regular exercise to build a healthy lifestyle.

Southern District – Indoor Lawn Bowls
The LCSD’s first indoor lawn bowl field is located at Ap Lei Chau Sports Centre and is an ideal practice venue for all lawn bowl lovers and athletes.

Central and Western District - Badminton
The sports centres of Central and Western District have badminton courts that are available for hire. To play this sport of all ages, citizens just need basic sportswear and racquets and someone to play with.

Wan Chai District – Dance and Fitness Activities
Wan Chai District is full of vitality and is working with the Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China to promote the “Good Fit Training Scheme”. Under this scheme, participants will be able to do all sorts of Eastern and Western dance and fitness activities under the guidance of professional instructors.

Eastern District – Archery
Archery enhances muscle strength and concentration, and is easy to learn. Beginners usually learn this sport very quickly. Various types of archery activities are organised at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground to help participants become more interested in and learn more about archery.

Sham Shui Po District – Gateball
Lai Lai Chi Kok Park in Sham Shui Po District, Sham Shui Po Park and Tai Hang Tung Playground in Sham Shui Po have natural grass field gateball courts for the public to use to experience this wholesome sport.

Kowloon City District and Tsuen Wan District – Dance Activities
There are a large variety of dances that are all interesting in their own way. In these two districts, training classes for social dance, children’s dance, jazz dance, Chinese dance and other Western folk dances are held from time to time to give the public an opportunity to experience a variety of dance styles.

Yau Tsim Mong District – Sport Cimbing and Hockey
Sport climbing is a battle of wits and strength. At Tai Kok Tsui Sports Centre, there is a large indoor sports climbing facility with two 9-metre tall climbing walls and 10 climbing routes for citizens to show their talent.

King’s Park Hockey Ground is the only hockey exclusive grounds in all of Hong Kong. Citizens can experience this fast and exciting sport here.

Kwun Tong District – Canoe Polo
Canoe polo is both exciting and nerve-wracking. This sport challenges the canoe operator’s ability to control and balance the canoe in the water and requires a lot of teamwork.

Tuen Mun District – Lawn Bowls
Lawn bowl competitions are divided into singles, pair, triple or four, and participants must compete in both strength and wit by playing strategically and controlling the force they use. Wu Shan Bowling Green is the district’s first outdoor synthetic turf lawn, and is an ideal venue for this sport.

Yuen Long District - Rugby
Rugby provides youths of the districts with more sports options and opportunities for youths of the district to develop the habit of regular exercise. This sport requires physical strength and endurance, but also focuses on teamwork as team members have to cover each other at all times. This sport can help promote physical and mental health in youths.

North District – Table Tennis
Table tennis is a fast-paced sport. The exercise level of this sport is moderate and it is suitable for both the young and the old. Citizens would only need a simple venue and equipment to experience the fun of this sport.

Tai Po District – Hiking and Table Tennis
The suburbs of Tai Po have famous historical sites and beautiful natural landscapes. By going hiking, citizens can get in touch with nature and also enjoy themselves with their families. Because table tennis has a moderate exercise level and can train people’s response and thinking skills, it is extremely popular with residents.

 

Developing a habit of regular exercise
Exercising daily improves your fitness. To keep fit and persevere, you can refer to the following suggestions:

1. At the beginning, choose a sport that you’re interested in and do your best according to your own fitness and physical ability. Gradually extend the exercise time or intensity to achieve effective results in training your body.
2. Develop a personal exercise plan, set appropriate goals and regularly monitor your health condition. For example, you can use apps to monitor your health and amount of exercise to learn more about your health and your progress according to your plan.
3. Exercising with your friends or family will make exercise more fun and interesting, as well as allow you to support and encourage each other, which will greatly reduce the likelihood of you giving up halfway.
4. You can participate in sports competitions according to your personal ability to strengthen your determination and motivation to do exercise. Participating in friendly matches or contests organised by community sports associations are all great ways to motivate yourself.

For information about special sports activities in the various districts, citizens can visit the following website:
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/tc/DSA/index.html

For information about community sports club programmes and community sports club activities, please visit the LCSD’s website:
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/tc/cscp/p_info.html