The Leisure & Cultural Services Department announced that it will accept applications for the 2024-25 Pilot Scheme on Subvention for New Sports from today until February 23.

Local sports organisations may use the subvention to promote the development of new sports, thus providing more opportunities and choice for members of the public to take part in sports activities.

To encourage eligible organisations to step up promotion of new sports, the department will increase the amount of subvention under the scheme for this year.

Each successful applicant sports organisation will be offered a maximum of $180,000, which was increased from $150,000 for year 2023-24 or 85% of the total eligible expenditure of the individual activity, whichever is the lower.

A sports organisation wishing to apply for the subvention must be a non-profit making organisation with Articles of Association registered as a company limited by guarantee under the Companies Ordinance.

Moreover, the new sport under application must be distinct from the sports or disciplines currently solely governed by national sports associations under the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China.

The applicant organisation must also be recognised by and affiliated to the international federation, Asian federation or regional federation, or recognised by the General Administration of Sport of China, and have experience in successfully organising sports development programmes of various levels and types with eager participation by the public in the past two years.

Priority will be given to new applicants. For those who are reapplying, the department will take into consideration their past performance and records when vetting their applications.

Call 2601 8756 or send an email to sns@lcsd.gov.hk for enquiries.

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