TY - CHAP
T1 - The Transition of Hong Kong Elite Sports Policy before and after 1997
AU - Lau, Wing-chung Patrick
AU - Zhen, Cheng
AU - Wu, Wen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 selection and editorial matter, Fan Hong and Liu Li; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2023/6/30
Y1 - 2023/6/30
N2 - This chapter focuses on the development of sports policy in Hong Kong, a former British colony and a current Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. As one of the most distinctive non-sovereign cities in the world, within the framework of Basic Law and the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle, Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of autonomy, which is also reflected in its sports development. With the government's emphasis on sports, the then Secretary for Home Affairs Ho Chi-ping articulated the objectives of sports development in Hong Kong, which were promoting ‘sports for all’; fostering high-performance sports; and equipping Hong Kong to host international sports events. Great achievements have been made in the development of elite sports in Hong Kong since the handover in 1997. All of these achievements are attributed to the effective policies and measures adopted by the HKSAR government.
AB - This chapter focuses on the development of sports policy in Hong Kong, a former British colony and a current Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. As one of the most distinctive non-sovereign cities in the world, within the framework of Basic Law and the ‘One Country, Two Systems’ principle, Hong Kong enjoys a high degree of autonomy, which is also reflected in its sports development. With the government's emphasis on sports, the then Secretary for Home Affairs Ho Chi-ping articulated the objectives of sports development in Hong Kong, which were promoting ‘sports for all’; fostering high-performance sports; and equipping Hong Kong to host international sports events. Great achievements have been made in the development of elite sports in Hong Kong since the handover in 1997. All of these achievements are attributed to the effective policies and measures adopted by the HKSAR government.
UR - https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Sport-in-China/Hong-Li/p/book/9781003204015
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85162687584&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781003204015-63
DO - 10.4324/9781003204015-63
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781032068206
SN - 9781032068220
T3 - Routledge International Handbooks
SP - 426
EP - 435
BT - Routledge Handbook of Sport in China
A2 - Hong, Fan
A2 - Li, Liu
PB - Routledge
CY - New York; Oxon
ER -