Government

C+
2018 Grade: C
2016 Grade: INC

Benchmark

Evidence of leadership and commitment in providing physical activity opportunities for all children and adolescents.

Allocated funds and resources for the implementation of physical activity promotion strategies and initiatives for all children and adolescents.

Key Findings
  • To meet the committed target of reducing physical inactivity, 9 the HKSAR Government has launched media campaigns in order to raise public awareness about physical inactivity (https://www.legco.gov.hk/research-publications/chinese/essentials-2021ise17-promoting-physical-activity.htm).
  • To promote physical activity for schoolchildren, the Government has funded various sports programmes at schools, organized training courses for teachers, and included the WHO physical activity guidelines as a direction for developing the PE curriculum in primary and secondary schools (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202002/26/P2020022500621.htm?fontSize=1).
  • Since 2017, the HKSAR Government implemented the Opening up School Facilities for Promotion of Sports Development Scheme and extended the Scheme from public sector schools to schools under the Direct Subsidy Scheme in the 2018/19 school year. Since its launch, the number of participating schools has gradually increased from 12 in 2017/18 to 60 in 2019/20 school year (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202106/02/P2021060200350.htm?fontSize=1). As depicted in the Hong Kong Chief Executive’s 2019 Policy address, more efforts are expected to be put in enhancing public open and play spaces managed by the LCSD over the next five years.