With the 2012 Summer Olympics in London starting soon, the development of sports in Hong Kong will again be subjected to heated debate. In view of this, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Students’ Union of The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd), together with the youth think tank Roundtable Community and Powersoft Consultancy Limited have conducted a survey to gauge Hong Kong youths’ exercise habits and their opinions about local sports development. 

Survey Background:

Theme	The exercise habits of Hong Kong youths and HKIEd students, and their opinions about local sports development
Sample	Total: 674 Hong Kong youth aged 15 to 34 (randomised telephone survey): 500 HKIEd students (online survey within campus): 174
Period	11-25 May 2012

Concern about local sports activities or games	-　　Very concerned/quite concerned: 8.3% -　　Moderately concerned: 33.6% -　　Not very concerned/Not concerned at all: 58.0%
Local sports most concerned about	1.     Football: 36.1% 2.     Basketball: 15.5% 3.     None: 13.6% 4.     Badminton: 12.3% 5.     Swimming: 10.2% 6.     Other: 5.6% 7.     Squash: 5.0% 8.     Table tennis: 1.5%
Do mainstream media have adequate coverage of local sports?	-　　Adequate: 11.5% -　　Moderately adequate: 46.0% -　　Inadequate: 38.2%
In the past year, did you go to watch any local sports?	-　　Yes: 26.6% -　　No: 73.4%
Reasons for not going to watch local sports	1.     Have no interest in sports: 38.4% 2.     Inadequate promotion of sports: 30.0% 3.     The quality level of sports is low: 14.0% 4.     High ticket fees: 6.4% 5.     Other: 5.2%

Time spent on physical exercise per week	-　　None: 9.7% -　　Less than half an hour: 25.1% -　　Half an hour to less than 1 hour: 15.8% -  1 hour to less than 2 hour: 25.4% - Over 2 hours: 23.0%
Types of physical exercise	1. 　　Ball games: 33.1% 2. 　　Running or hiking, etc.: 31.5% 3. 　　Gym or stretching exercises: 16.9% 4. 　　Swimming: 15.0% 5. 　　Other: 2.6%
Reasons for doing physical exercise	1.      Attaining good health: 49.8% 2.      Leisure: 21.9% 3.      Have fun: 14.5% 4.      Social gathering: 10.0% 5.      Other: 2.9%
Are the existing public sports facilities adequate?	-　　Adequate: 12.0% -　　Moderately adequate: 47.3% -　　Inadequate: 38.0%
Goals of sports development in Hong Kong	1.      Promoting sports for all: 51.0% 2.      Promoting the professionalisation of athletes: 16.6% 3.      Organising mega sports events to attract tourists: 12.0% 4.       Winning in international sports games and raising the international status of Hong Kong in sports: 10.1% 5.      Promoting the commercialisation of sports: 4.6%
Ways of promoting sports development in Hong Kong	1.     Promoting sports in schools and communities: 41.0% 2.     Providing training and financial assistance to full-time athletes: 28.6% 3.     Encouraging and helping the business sector to invest in sports: 17.2% 4.     Organising mega sports events：9.4% 5.     Other: 0.6%