ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews the sports development after 1997 in Hong Kong with the brief introduction on the situation of pre-handover Hong Kong sports. The review was structured around three elements: policy, financial support, and achievements, including both elite sports and mass sports in Hong Kong. Before the handover, the sports development was mainly managed by the Hong Kong Sports Development Board, while the income of it mainly relied on government funds. The government subvention still played a key role, as it was supplemented by other sponsorships from business or private sectors. Anyhow, different kinds of funds strongly supported the three main pivotal themes of Hong Kong sports development. Individual foundations from prominent business families have also donated funds to general sports affairs and elite sports development, such as the Li Ka Shing Foundation, Tsang Hin Chi Sports Foundation, and most notably the Henry Fok Sports Foundation.
