The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) provides subvention to eligible “national sports associations” through the Sports Subvention Scheme to promote and develop the respective sports. The subvented programmes include:
- overseas and local international events;
- squad training programmes;
- development schemes (including sports training programmes, schools sports programmes, local competitions, community sports club project);
- training for officials and international sports conferences; and
- exchange programmes.
In addition, to support the development of new sports in Hong Kong, the LCSD regularised the Subvention Scheme for New Sports with effect from 2025-26 under the Sports Subvention Scheme to provide funding support for development of new sports activities in the community.