Hong Kong Stadium

The Hong Kong Stadium is Hong Kong's largest sports venue with seating for 40 000 people. It is used mainly for football and international rugby matches, and large-scale religious gatherings and variety shows. More than 344 000 people attended 37 events at the venue in 2006.

Water Sports and Holiday Camps

The LCSD manages five water sports centers — Chong Hing, Tai Mei Tuk, The Jockey Club Wong Shek, St Stephen's Beach and Stanley Main Beach and four holiday camps — the Lady MacLehose Holiday Village, Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre, Tso Kung Tam Outdoor Recreation Centre, and Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village. During the year, 108 000 people participated in water sports events held at the water sports centres and 496 000 people stayed at the holiday camps.

Other Sports and Recreational Venues

The LCSD manages 87 sports centres, 37 swimming pool complexes, 271 tennis courts, 312 squash courts, 24 sports grounds, four golf driving ranges and two public riding schools.

Three new recreation and sports projects were completed in 2006. They are the Stanley Municipal Services Building, Nan Lian Garden at Diamond Hill and a 7-a-side football pitch in Area 107, Tin Shui Wai.

Work on 14 other projects is going on. These include Cherry Street Park — Phase 2 at Tai Kok Tsui, Indoor Recreation Centre in Tin Shui Wai, improvement works to Lei Yue Mun Park and Holiday Village, Hin Tin Swimming Pool — Phase 2, Sha Tin, local open space in Tin Shui Wai, district open space in Area 2, Tung Chung, district open space in Area 39, Fanling/Sheung Shui, district open space in Area 35, Tsuen Wan — Phase 2, Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, open space at Tai Kok Tsui Temporary Market, local open space in Area 44, Tseung Kwan O, basketball courts in Area 107, Tin Shui Wai, local open space in Area 11, Sha Tin and Siu Sai Wan Garden.