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Faster, higher, stronger? Challenges facing Hong Kong sport
Over the past decade Hong Kong has invested tens of billions of dollars in its pursuit of sporting success. This series examines where that money has gone, whether it was spent well, and what comes next.
Updated: 10 Jan, 2024
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Questions swirl as deafening silence surrounds future of Kai Tak Sports Park
Operators and government refuse to answer questions on how they plan to fill the new 50,000-seat stadium, as local options fail to draw crowds and world’s best athletes and entertainers head to regional rivals.
29 Dec, 2023
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Billions well spent? Hong Kong’s publicly funded hunt for sporting gold
As another Olympic year dawns, taxpayers are once again forking out hundreds of millions of dollars on the city’s athletes, but is sporting glory for Hong Kong worth the money spent on it?
30 Dec, 2023
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No more Siobhan Haugheys unless Hong Kong updates sport facilities, coach warns
Olympic medallist Haughey’s ex-coach warns of lack of facilities and international exposure for coaches, with sporting bodies in dark over new venues and Olympic committee telling government to ‘speed up’.
01 Jan, 2024
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Is Hong Kong overpaying for Games glory? It’s a secret, say sport chiefs
Review of Asian Games will not be released, with government-funded sports institute saying it’s too technical for the public and officials declining to discuss performance criteria largely unchanged since 2005.
29 Dec, 2023
