Dig Deeper：Recreational and sports facilities in Hong Kong
【明報專訊】How much do you know about recreational and sports facilities in Hong Kong?
◆How many soccer pitches are there in Hong Kong?
317. Among the pitches, 81 are natural turf pitches and artificial turf pitches, 2 are outdoor stadia (Hong Kong Stadium and Mong Kok Stadium) while the remaining 234 are hard-surface pitches.
◆How large is the total area of recreational and sports facilities in Hong Kong?
2,302 hectares. There are a few sports facilities that are rarely used by most Hong Kong citizens. The government owns and manages the 4 golf driving ranges, 1 rugby pitch and 2 hockey pitches. Do you know where they are?
◆How many sports centres (體育館) are there in Hong Kong?
102
◆Which cities will host the National Games in 2025?
Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong will co-host this gigantic event. The flag of the National Games was passed to the three heads of government of these three cities towards the end of the closing ceremony of the National Games 2021.
■Glossary
recreational (adj) 康樂的
rarely (adv) 很少
host (v) 主辦
ceremony (n) 儀式
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[Smarties' Power English 第332期]
