The Hong Kong team achieved historic success in this Tokyo Olympics. Chief Executive Carrie Lam immediately announced five sports support policies, including speeding up the construction of a new building for the Sports Institute and setting up a 300 million yuan capacity improvement fund.
Zheng Yongshun, a director of the Sports Academy and a member of the DAB Legislative Council who has always loved sports, launched the "2030+ Sports Policy and Development Blueprint Consultation Document" and recommended that the government introduce more supportive measures in the "policy address", including reviewing the compensation and remuneration mechanism for athletes and purchasing Broadcasting rights for the National Games and Asian Games have also advocated for citizens to use mobile apps to record sports data in exchange for rewards, making sports more popular.
Hope that the Hong Kong Government will "chase the backward" to plan early
Zheng Yongshun, who was appointed as the director of the Institute of Physical Education this year, said in an interview that local sports "can do". Although sports resources are scarce, there are still no lack of dedicated people. The management, coaching team, and athletes are all ineffective, and his experience in community work , I also realized the problems of insufficient sports facilities in Hong Kong, so in June this year, I decided to integrate the blueprint for the long-term sports development plan and consult the community.
This year’s Hong Kong team achieved the best results ever in the Olympics. Zheng Yongshun believes that one of the factors is that the development of sports has become elite in the past few years. The most obvious is that there were only about 500 elite athletes in Hong Kong in the past, but now it has increased to 1,300; full-time athletes Increased from more than 100 to 500.
He pointed out that in addition to the hard work of the athletes, the sports institutes, government, and sports clubs also contributed to the work.
He believes that the Hong Kong government has increased its resources, but after the increase in the number of athletes, the hardware has not been able to keep up. He believes that the new measures mentioned by Chief Executive Lam Cheng are like timely rains. For example, speeding up the construction of the new building of the sports academy will definitely help; and With regard to the shortage of sports science and physical therapists, it is believed that the 300 million yuan "capacity improvement fund" can be used to recruit more staff and coaches.
He doesn't want the so-called "timely rain" to be unsustainable. Supporting the local sports arena is now "chasing the lagging behind." Since the number of athletes continues to increase, he should also anticipate future needs and plan for the construction of facilities and rebuild the old sites as soon as possible.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and Hong Kong Sports Institute Chairman Lin Dahui watched the live event earlier.
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Participating in the Olympics is still unsatisfactory salary reduction mechanism
The issue of the compensation of local athletes has been criticized for many years. Zheng Yongshun believes that it is time to review the compensation mechanism. He pointed out that the mentality of athletes is not to "part for a job", but to pursue excellence in sports and win glory for Hong Kong. Therefore, salary was rarely mentioned in the past. Low dilemma, but recent public information and athletes’ sharing show that athletes also have many difficulties.
He hopes that in addition to protecting the livelihood of athletes after retirement, they should also have a stable income during the ten or eight years of active service, so that they will have no worries about the future.
He agrees that the system has different treatment standards, but the situation of many athletes actually has room for improvement. "It seems that the representative of the 20-kilometer walk (Cheng Xiaoya) does not need to reduce (salary)? Think about it, he is already an Olympic representative, the world’s top , But when the Olympic performance is not satisfactory, labor will be reduced. Just imagine how many jobs will reduce labor? The situation is really not ideal." He called for a review of the salary scale system of sports institutes, and the government should consider whether it can provide more other support. , Such as transportation allowance, etc.
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Advocate industrialization to help athletes develop sports events in conjunction with the industrial chain
The Hong Kong government's sports policy is divided into "eventualization", "elitisation" and "universalization". Recently, "professionalization" and "industrialization" have been added.
Zheng Yongshun believes that industrialization itself is a deepened version of "events", referring to the rugby sevens, international dragon boat tournaments, marathons, etc. that have been held in Hong Kong all the time. However, these events will only be held for a few days. How to make them Evolving into an industry is the problem.
He called on the Hong Kong government to encourage commercial organizations to invest more resources to support the campaign. For example, referring to Japan, matching companies specifically fund a certain campaign.
Another suggestion is that the Hong Kong Government should consider bidding for the 2025 National Games, 2029 Asian Youth Games, etc., to attract more people to Hong Kong to watch the games, and it can also stimulate other industries.
He pointed out that the Kai Tak Sports Park completed in 2023 can accommodate 50,000 people, and the government needs to think about how to organize events that attract huge audiences.
Zheng Yongshun pointed out that the reason that sports need to be industrialized is that athletes can never rely on government resources alone.
He mentioned that many countries have sports stars and elites who have developed new developments after retirement. After retiring, Hong Kong long-distance runner Yao Jiezhen has served as a coach and also a spokesperson for sports brands. How many Yao Jiezhen?"
Zheng Yongshun's work in the district found that the construction of many sports facilities was slow.
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Advocate the promotion of electronic sports vouchers for renting venues
In terms of popularization, Zheng Yongshun suggested the introduction of electronic sports vouchers for families in need to rent stadiums and purchase sporting goods; regional sports clubs can also achieve certain roles, and it is possible to consider a higher level of coordination in the future to establish more regional teams and competitions.
He also urged the government to refer to the successful experience of buying the broadcasting rights for the Olympic Games this time, and purchase the broadcasting rights for the National Games, Asian Games and other games in the future, and broadcast them on platforms such as Radio Hong Kong.
Zheng Yongshun also pointed out that the construction of other sports venues must be completed as soon as possible. For example, the 2017 "Sports and Recreation Facilities Five-Year Plan" included the reconstruction of Kowloon Tsai Park and the construction of swimming pools. However, he found that the progress in the area was slow and some projects took ten For many years, it has been much slower than the Urban Renewal Authority's housing construction.
Zheng Yongshun suggested that the government set up an official application to record citizens' daily exercise and provide incentives to reward citizens.
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Promote smart phone records to exchange rewards and provide incentives for daily exercise
In order to attract citizens to participate in sports, Zheng Yongshun suggested that the government set up an official application to record citizens' daily sports and provide incentives to reward citizens.
He pointed out that smart phones are convenient and easy to use. The recent hot talk in the running circle is the qualification to participate in the Paris Olympic Marathon. Runners are required to run more than a certain distance each year in the next 3 years to be eligible to register. Many runners are very excited. .
He suggested that the Hong Kong government set up its own official application, or encourage commercial organizations and private organizations to provide more concessions to attract citizens to exercise more.
Zheng Yongshun pointed out that the government has referred to their suggestions to a certain extent, especially in response to specialization and industrialization, but he expects the government to provide more policy support to the industry.
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Party members criticize Wu Jialang's black jersey Zheng: look forward
In this Tokyo Olympics, the Hong Kong team badminton player Ng Ka Long wore a black jersey without the regional flag. This attracted criticism from the DAB member Mu Jiajun and caused an uproar. After Ng Ka Long played another print. The jerseys with the regional flags came down under the inaccuracy of their performance.
Zheng Yongshun said that he respects athletes very much, but under the politically sensitive environment of Hong Kong, it is inevitable that all parties have different views. However, since sports can drive a positive atmosphere, I hope that some minor details can be put aside as the two people said at the time.
He bluntly said that he felt "a bit of a pity" about the incident, but he only thought that everyone should focus on sports. "Whether this is the case, or whether you will buy a property with a bonus, etc., is not as important as the significance of the sports itself, so I hope everyone will look forward." He added It was mentioned that this year’s Olympics were held under the epidemic. In addition to medals, the significance also lies in the fact that the whole world is being trapped, especially in Japan, which is also greatly affected. High and strong, but to unite together, I think this message is important."
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