Exchanges with Sports Professionals
The HKSI maintains frequent exchanges with sports professionals in mainland China and overseas, in order to stay at the forefront of global trends in elite sports development in areas such as athlete training, coaching, sports science and sports management.
International Representation
20
Representatives at International Federations and Professional Bodies
9
Invitations as Guest Speakers
1
Peer Reviewed Publications
Exchange Programmes
119
MOUs for Collaboration
The HKSI signed an agreement with Mr Adam Kwok Kai-fai, Executive Director of Sun Hung Kai Properties and the HKUST on 11 April 2019 to commence the “A. Kwok Sports Aerodynamics Science Initiative” project launched by the HKUST. Under the agreement, Mr Kwok will donate HK$6 million to the project to enhance elite cyclists’ performance at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics and other Major Games.
Elite Training Seminar Series
The HKSI organised four Elite Training Seminars during the year. These provided an interactive platform for information and experience sharing between stakeholders – including coaches, athletes, sports science and medicine professionals, NSAs, sports administrators, academics and students. Topics covered included strength and conditioning, sports medicine and athlete rehabilitation, psychological fitness and nutritional supplementation.
Visitors to HKSI
The HKSI received a number of local and international visitors during the year to exchange views on various topics, ranging from youth sports development, sports science and service, high performance administration, coach education to elite training:
- Mr Wang Feng, Chief Executive, Bank of Communications
- Ms Vanessa Huang, General Partner, BioVeda China Fund
- Mr Steve Roush, Director of Sports Performance (North America), Burson Cohn & Wolfe Sports Practice
- Professor Fabio Pigo, Director of Internal Medicine Unit, Centre for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine of University of Rome
- Mr Simon Li, Director-General, Civil Aviation Department
- Mr Patrick Nip Tak-kuen, Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs
- Delegates from the Federation of Macau-China Sports General Associations
- Delegates from Home Affairs Bureau and the Kai Tak Sports Park Limited
- Mr Shun Chi-ming, Director, Hong Kong Observatory
- Delegates from the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
- Dr Tony Ko, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority
- Dr Leung Pak-yin, Chief Executive, Hospital Authority
- Mr Gu Xuan, Deputy Chief Executive, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
- Mr Xiao Weiming, Director, National Development and Reform Commission
- Delegates from the Ningbo Sports Bureau
- Professor Yair Galily, Head of Communications and Sport Lab, Media and Society Research Lab, Sammy Ofer School of Communications of the IDC Herzliya
- Ms Manda Chan, Commissioner for Narcotics, Security Bureau
