Kai Tak Sports Park, major sports infrastructure in HK's history, to be commissioned in Q1 of 2025, Kevin Yeung says

Hong Kong 2024.10.30 18:52:36

The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Kevin Yeung (centre), began his visit to Cascais, Portugal, yesterday (Oct. 29, Cascais time) and attended the Executive Council Meeting of the Association of the National Olympic Committees (ANOC) with a delegation of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. (HK .gov)

The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Kevin Yeung, arrived in Cascais, Portugal, on the evening of Oct. 28 (Cascais time) and began his itinerary yesterday (Oct. 29, Cascais time).

The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Kevin Yeung (second right), exchanged views with the International Olympic Council President, Thomas Bach (middle), at the reception hosted by the City of Cascais in Portugal yesterday (Oct. 29, Cascais time). (HK. gov)

Photo shows Yeung (fourth right); City Councillor (Sports and International Affairs) Francisco Kreye (fourth left); the Secretary General of the Association of the National Olympic Committees (ANOC), Gunilla Lindberg (second left); and the ANOC President, Dr Robin Mitchell (third left). (HK. gov)

In the morning, together with the President of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC), Timothy Fok, Yeung exchanged views with various members of the Executive Council of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), including the ANOC President, Robin Mitchell; the Secretary General, Gunilla Lindberg; the Vice-President for Africa, Mustapha Berraf; the Vice-President for Europe, Spyros Capralos; and Member for Asia Li Lingwei.

Attending the Executive Council Meeting alongside a delegation from the SF&OC in the afternoon, Yeung made a presentation on the bid to host the 2026 ANOC General Assembly in Hong Kong. He illustrated that Hong Kong is the ideal place for hosting international events. Yeung said that Hong Kong has a fair and mature legal system thanks to the successful implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, enabling the city to maintain its social stability. Hong Kong is also an Events Capital of Asia and the World's Meeting Place. As an international city, Hong Kong is widely connected with the rest of the world, which underlines another strength of Hong Kong.

Yeung added that Hong Kong has been actively advancing the development of sports in the community, supporting elite sports, promoting Hong Kong as a center for major international sports events, enhancing sports professionalism and developing sports as an industry. In recent years, Hong Kong athletes have achieved impressive results in major international games. Yeung also shared with the meeting the imminent commissioning of the Kai Tak Sports Park in the first quarter of 2025, making it the largest sports infrastructure project in Hong Kong's history.

Yeung attended a reception hosted by the City of Cascais, during which he exchanged views with City Councillor (Sports and International Affairs) Francisco Kreye and other leading figures in the world of sports, including the International Olympic Council President, Thomas Bach.

Yeung will continue his visit to Cascais, Portugal, today (Oct. 30, Cascais time).

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Kai Tak Sports Park, major sports infrastructure in HK's history, to be commissioned in Q1 of 2025, Kevin Yeung says

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