Abstract
Sporting events have become the focus of government interest in Hong Kong in recent years. The Hong Kong Games (HKG) in particular is aimed at promoting sports participation and community cohesion within the 18 districts. Since the debut of the HKG in 2007, no academic research has been conducted to explore the actual impact of the Games on sustainable sports participation in Hong Kong. This paper addresses the underexplored issue of the links between hosting the HKG and the perceptions of the social and economic impact of such events within the framework of social exchange theory. A total of 532 questionnaires were collected from sports students undertaking tertiary education in Hong Kong. The statistical results clearly indicated a lack of community support for the HKG. Hence, this paper makes recommendations on the integration of the ‘sports-for-all’ concept in the wider community.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1209-1225 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | International Journal of the History of Sport |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23 Jul 2016 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- History
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
User-Defined Keywords
- Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Games
- Perception
- Social exchange
- Sports students