The Legislative Council held the last meeting of this session today (27th). There were two oral questions about the development of sports in Hong Kong.
Among them, Chen Peiran of the medical profession questioned that if calculated by the population of the district, the shortage of football fields far exceeded the estimation of the authorities. For example, Yuen Long, Kwun Tong, Kwai Tsing, etc., which are more populous, owe 4 to 5 football fields, respectively. The proportion of Hong Kong’s population, "From now on, my friends from Midong District and those from Southern District will take a ride to the Lantau Book Field tomorrow (by appointment). They will be very happy." The DAB Cheng Yongshun is also concerned about the serious lack of sports venues. The issue of speculation.
Chen Peiran: Estimating site needs based on the population of the region
Regarding the authorities’ estimation of the lack of 12.9 11-a-side football pitches in Hong Kong, Chen Peiran of the medical profession questioned the calculation standards, sometimes following the "Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines" and sometimes following the International Football Association’s standard design. Hey, I don’t know, but I just return to work on your own.”
Chen Peiran said that he had written to different district boards to compare whether each district could meet the local planning criteria, that is, the requirement of an 11-a-side football field for every 100,000 people.
Since the football field in the sports field is not open for public use, it is not included in the supply standard.
Calculated according to relevant methods, the number of football pitches in multiple districts is insufficient, failing to meet the needs of residents in the districts.
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For example, Chen Peiran pointed out that there are more than 600,000 residents in Kwun Tong and only two 11-a-side football pitches are available, in other words 4 are lacking; Yuen Long has a population of more than 600,000 people, and only 1 11-a-side football pitch is owed; there are 50. Kwai Tsing, which has more than 10,000 people, owes 4; the Eastern District only has the football field set up in the Siu Sai Wan Stadium, so it can’t be counted and can only go to Victoria Park.
He pointed out that according to planning standards, the four districts already owe 18 football pitches, and the authorities use the whole territory of Hong Kong instead of each district's estimate.
Well, it’s easy next time. In the future, 15 football stadiums will start on Lantau tomorrow, so Hong Kong is enough. Let’s go and make fun of all of them.
From now on, friends from Mideast District and Southern District will take a ride to the Lantau Book (reservation) field tomorrow to play waves. They will be so happy. How about you?
It shouldn't be, it should be partitioned.
Chen Peiran
Chen Peiran in the medical field.
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Zheng Yongshun: The authorities have replied that Hong Kong owes 846 sports venues
The DAB’s Zheng Yongshun was concerned that there was a response from the authorities that there is a shortage of at least 846 sports venues in Hong Kong, which has caused a problem of "speculation". He witnessed a group of people lined up to reserve venues in Kowloon at 6 a.m., urging the authorities to launch a new five-year plan. Consider giving priority to the old venues that do not meet the standards.
Secretary for Home Affairs Xu Yingwei.
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Xu Yingwei satirizes the construction of squash courts in the British Hong Kong era: waste becomes yoga
Xu Yingwei responded by saying, "We all like to exercise, so we all understand that the citizens have to find the venue. In fact, the citizens are very smart, they like to run, and they can run around, and run in the mountains." He agreed that there is a huge demand for sports facilities and is now studying emerging sports for planning. "Make sure that it doesn’t look like the old Hong Kong and British era, and he has a lot of squash courts, and he can do yoga as soon as he stays, but everything is good. We will keep up with sports, but we hope that we will keep up with the trend even more closely in planning."
As for the number of football stadiums, Xu Yingwei believes that future planning will have to respond to demographic changes and needs. It is difficult to find land in more mature development areas. "It is all about land issues." It will promote 5- and 7-a-side football stadiums.
Xu Yingwei promised that there will be land in the future, and will strive to build a football field, and upgrade the venue to international standards, and let the public do not have to do sports across districts.
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Confirmed completion of Kai Tak Sports Park to rebuild the Hong Kong Stadium
Two years ago, the government suggested that the Hong Kong Stadium should be converted into a public sports arena. Xu Yingwei said that there are relevant plans in place to confirm that it is a form of reconstruction instead of reconstruction. Yes, it will be submitted to the Legislative Council when there are specific proposals, but the Kai Tak Sports Park is currently the priority.
Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau will jointly host the National Games in the details of the discussion, no new progress
In addition, the State Council agreed that Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao should jointly host the 15th National Games in 2025. Many congressmen asked whether the Hong Kong side would strive to host the opening or closing ceremony, and what events it would strive to host.
Xu Yingwei said that Hong Kong has advantages. There are many outstanding performances such as fencing, table tennis, etc. There are high-speed trains for transportation, and there are enough hotels. However, there are many different approaches in details and no new progress has been made.
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