Mr Tsang stressed the Government's commitment to promote sports development in Hong Kong has not changed

 Xinhua BEIJING, Jan. 27, according to the Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao, a Hong Kong bid to host the 2023 Asian Games has been rejected by LegCo. Chief Executive Donald Tsang stressed the Government's determination to promote sports development in Hong Kong has not changed. Will continue to invest heavily in the area popular movement, committed to nurturing athletes to support the development of elite athletes, and actively promote the construction and promotion of community sports facilities.

he said, now eighteen districts the construction of sports facilities in the project total investment of more than a hundred billion, has asked relevant departments to go all out to promote the project has been planned to meet the residential and long-term sports development in Hong Kong needs.

Mr Donald Tsang, Wong Tai Sin yesterday to inspect the progress of a sports facility projects, and visits Hong Kong Sports Institute in Sha Tin to visit College athletes and has been upgraded and refurbished facilities. In last year's In the next five years, we will go with 21 new or renovated third-generation artificial turf pitches completed, so that the third generation artificial turf pitches in Hong Kong increased to 36 to meet the needs of the team and the public.

Tsang Po Kong Village Road Park first stadium to listen to the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Architectural Services Department personnel works. The stadium in September last year, opened to the public, is a third generation artificial turf pitches, two criteria can be used as two eleven football or rugby pitches, a cricket pitch can also be combined for use.

Subsequently, Mr Donald Tsang, Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing, accompanied visits Hong Kong Sports Institute to athletes and coaches, and visit the College has been upgraded and refurbished facilities, including sports science center for Quantitative high-speed cycling training and testing of multi-purpose high-speed treadmill, can control temperature and humidity warehouses and so on.