CE joins Sport For All Day 2021

August 1, 2021

Sports vigour:

Chief Executive Carrie Lam (fifth left) participates in Sport For All Day 2021 at Che Kung Temple Sports Centre, watching a Latin dance performance and participation sessions.

Unity through sports:

Mrs Lam (second right) takes part in a boccia session for players that include those with disabilities.

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Chief Executive Carrie Lam joined Sport For All Day 2021 at Che Kung Temple Sports Centre to share the fun of sports with the public and show support for Hong Kong athletes to strive for excellence in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui also joined the event.

Mrs Lam watched dance demonstrations as dance is the focal sport of this year’s event.

She then took part in boccia together with athletes with disabilities.

She also joined dodgebee games and watched public participation sessions of floor curling and indoor rowing.

Sport For All Day 2021 is organised by the Leisure & Cultural Services Department. Most of the department’s leisure facilities are open for public use without charge.

Sports programmes are also held at designated sports centres in 18 districts, including fencing, badminton, table tennis and cycling in support of the Tokyo Olympics.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam today shared the fun of exercising with the public at Che Kung Temple Sports Centre on Sport For All Day 2021.

She also showed support for Hong Kong athletes to strive for excellence in the Tokyo Olympic Games.

The Leisure & Cultural Services Department organised the event to encourage the public to foster the habit of exercising for at least half an hour a day.

Apart from free recreation and sports programmes at designated sports centres in 18 districts, the event also offered play-in activities of Olympic sports such as fencing, badminton, table tennis and cycling in support of the Tokyo Olympics.

Mrs Lam, accompanied by Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui and Director of Leisure & Cultural Services Vincent Liu, watched dance demonstrations before taking part in boccia together with athletes with disabilities.

She then officiated at the start of a cycling competition. She also joined dodgebee games and a resistance band exercise, and watched the participation sessions of pickleball, floor curling, korfball and indoor rowing.

Chief Secretary John Lee, Secretary for the Environment KS Wong, Secretary for Labour & Welfare Dr Law Chi-kwong, Secretary for Transport & Housing Frank Chan, Secretary for Development Michael Wong, Secretary for Innovation & Technology Alfred Sit, Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang and Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung also joined the activities in other districts.