The budget proposes to build more stadiums. Former Hong Kong footballer Chen Weihao praises sincerity but a coach criticizes the wrong use of God

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Author: Yuan Zhihao

2021-02-24 15:22

The last update date: 2021-02-24 15:22

The Financial Secretary, Chen Maobo, proposed in this year's Budget to substantially increase five-a-side football pitches that meet international standards, and study the expansion of existing pitches into standard eleven-a-side grass football pitches, and speed up the renewal of artificial turf.

The Earth circle has different opinions on the new policy.

The former captain of the Hong Kong Football Team, Chen Weihao, criticized the five-a-side hard-court football pitch for failing to meet the specifications. He believes that the new plan will "positively help" the Hong Kong Football Games. Wait. The government has taken a big step this time by providing venues and supporting facilities. It is a sincere response."

300 million conversion of five-a-side and eleven-a-side football pitches involving approximately 25% of the LCSD pitch

However, he believes that Hong Kong football cannot rely solely on the government, and the football circle itself must still contribute.

As for whether you are worried about the government "doing for it"?

Chen Weihao believes that after the last incident aroused public attention, I believe the government will strengthen communication with industry and professionals to reduce the occurrence of similar problems.

The Hong Kong Football Association has been actively developing five-a-side football in recent years and has set it as a key project in its latest five-year plan.

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Local coach: budget should be in place in one step

Hong Kong has been actively developing futsal in recent years, but its effect is limited. The budget has brought this project into focus again.

A coach who has been involved in the development of local futsal for many years welcomes the new policy, but he bluntly said that what Hong Kong needs most today should be a standard indoor five-a-side court not mentioned in the budget.

"For Hengqi to make money, it should be done in one step. Increase resources to improve the existing stadium, or build another standard stadium with spectator seats. The indoor arena environment is better, and the arrangement and management are more convenient. This is the first step in promoting professionalism. "

Five-a-side football has a dedicated game floor, but no stadium in Hong Kong has a relevant venue.

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Setting up a standard indoor arena helps the Hong Kong team to perform

At present, Hong Kong has only Shek Kip Mei Park Stadium, Tseung Kwan O Stadium and Ma On Shan Stadium with standard indoor five-a-side stadiums, but there are dedicated floors for official five-a-side football matches, and all local stadiums are not available.

Liao Yicheng, a member of the Hong Kong Futsal team, revealed that the Lien Hong Kong team may not be able to use the standard field for practice. The team can only go to other places for training before the game. Therefore, the construction of a standard indoor five-man field is the "best option."

"The Hong Kong team has an exclusive venue, so there is no need to spend money on training camps. Hong Kong can also host different international matches, or inter-primary and secondary school matches, to increase the scope of five-a-side football."

Liao Yicheng (left) is a member of the Hong Kong Futsal team and also plays for the Hong Kong Super League.

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Because Hong Kong does not even have a standard stadium dedicated to playing five-a-side football.

In the past, the five-member echelon from Hong Kong moved to other places for training.

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How much does the addition of the standard eleven-a-side turf football field and the renewal of artificial turf help football?

Some local coaches pointed out that hardware is not the biggest problem among them. The government should review the policy on the use of venues: "The most important thing is to allocate the venues properly, and allocate fixed periods to the youth army and the first team training of professional clubs.

A summary of the size of the five-a-side hard-court football field in Hong Kong. Only 8 out of 55 meet the "international standard", and the compliance rate is less than 15% (click to enlarge):

Budget 2021 Budget Futsal Chen Weihao Leisure and Cultural Services Department Hong Kong Football Association