Booking for free use of leisure facilities on Sport For All Day 2022 to start on Monday
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Various leisure facilities will be open for free use by the public on Sport For All Day 2022. These include:
- Indoor leisure facilities: badminton courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, netball courts, volleyball courts, squash courts, table tennis tables, American pool tables, billiard tables, sport climbing walls, bowling greens, golf facilities, fitness rooms, activity rooms, dance rooms and a cycling track;
- Outdoor leisure facilities: tennis courts, tennis practice courts, bowling greens, batting cages, sport climbing walls, archery ranges, a rope course and golf facilities (excluding camp facilities, sports grounds and artificial and natural turf pitches);
- Public swimming pools (excluding Morse Park Swimming Pool and Kowloon Tsai Swimming Pool, which are temporarily closed for redevelopment, and Wan Chai Swimming Pool); and
- Craft at water sports centres (recreational kayaks, pedal-driven boats, sampans and colour boats at Chong Hing Water Sports Centre are available for free use by campers only).
Booking for free use of land-based leisure facilities and craft at water sports centres on August 7 can be made at the Leisure Link booking counters in various districts (excluding self-service kiosks) and via Internet booking from 7am on August 1 (Monday) onwards, on a first-come, first-served basis (the Leisure Link booking counter services at Tuen Mun Recreation and Sports Centre and water sports centres and those at holiday camps and District Leisure Services Offices will start from 7.45am and 8.30am respectively). Each person can only book one free session irrespective of the type of facility. Due to the anticipated high use of online booking services by the public, it may take a longer time for users to log into the system for booking during peak hours in the morning.
No prior booking is required for public swimming pool facilities. Members of the public may line up at entrances of the swimming pools for free admission on a first-come, first-served basis.
The LCSD appeals to hirers to arrive on time and make the best use of the booked facilities. According to the facilities hiring arrangements, a hirer must cancel the booking at least a day before the date of use if he or she cannot take up a booked fee-charging leisure facility as scheduled.
All users of the leisure facilities must observe the Conditions of Use of LCSD Recreation and Sports Facilities, including the newly revised no-show/not present during the use of the booked sessions ("not present") penalty. A no-show/not present record will be filed on the hirer when he or she fails to take up a session as booked without on-time completion of the cancellation procedure, or is not present during the use of the booked sessions. Any two such records within 30 consecutive days will result in suspension of booking rights for any of the LCSD's fee-charging recreation and sports facilities for 90 days.
In addition, a series of free recreation and sports programmes will be held from 2pm to 6pm on August 7 at designated sports centres in the 18 districts. Apart from various recreational activities, there will be health talks, sports demonstrations, fitness corners, and sports activities for parents, children and adolescents, as well as fun games for the elderly and persons with disabilities. Activity coupons are now available at LCSD District Leisure Services Offices and designated venues in the 18 districts.
Sports demonstrations will be featured in a live webcast via the event website (www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/sfad) and the "LCSD Plusss" Facebook page (www.facebook.com/LCSDPlusss) on the event day from 2pm. Members of the public can experience the vigour of sports demonstrations at home through online platforms.
Sport For All Day aims to promote the message "Stay Active, Healthy and Happy!" and to encourage members of the public to foster the habit of exercising for at least half an hour a day. For details of Sport For All Day 2022, please visit the website at www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/sfad.
Ends/Saturday, July 30, 2022
Issued at HKT 10:00
Issued at HKT 10:00
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