Sports Development plays a prominent role for the well-being of the Community

Sports Development plays a prominent role in for the well-being of the Community
The 16th Asian Games will be held on 12th November 2010 in Guangzhou, China, which is expected to be the major goal for local elite athletes this year. The performance of the athletes reveals the progress and effectiveness of the training programme and sports development of a region, and would also boost the awareness of that among the people.

Professor Chung makes a distinction between two types of sports: Elite Sports and Public Sports. For elite athletes, their outstanding performance in international competitions would greatly boost the sense of belonging of the people of their country. So it is understandable why the investment of bolstering sports development and nourishing elite athletes is becoming an important national project in some countries.

For the general public, promotion of sports would promote the well-being of the citizens, in which a good health would help to reduce the health expenditure of the government. The HKSAR government would need to revise and better the policy for sports development in different levels, in order to provide better soil for sports in Hong Kong which is, in fact, for the well-being of the community at large.