Module 5 - Sports and Leisure Activities in Hong Kong Flashcards
Ms 【 A】 is the first Hong Kong athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. She won the gold medals of 【 B】 in the Olympic Games in 1996 and the Asian Games in 1998.
【A】 Lee Lai-shan
【B】 windsurfing
Hong Kong athletes Li-ching and Ko Lai-Chak won the 【 A】medal in Men’s Double 【 B】 in the Athens Olympic Games 2004.
【A】 silver
【B】 Table Tennis
Ms 【 A】 is a Hong Kong professional snooker player who won the Ladies World Snooker Championship in 2015, 2017 and 2018. In 2018, she was the first Asian woman to become world 【 B】 in the World Ladies Billards and Snooker rankings.
【A】 Ng On Yee
【B】 number one
Tokyo Olympic champion【 A】 has become Hong Kong’s first foil fencer world No.1 at the Belgrade World Cup in【 B】.
【A】 Cheung Ka-long
【B】 2022
【A】 is Hong Kong’s top professional boxer, nicknamed “The Wonder Kid”. He was the 【 B】 boxer in the World Boxing Organisation’s super flyweight division 2017.
【A】 Rex Tso
【B】 top
In Hong Kong, the only legal gambling activities are horse racing, 【A】betting and the Mark Six lottery, which the Hong Kong【B】Club operates.
【A】football
【B】Jockey
Every summer, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre hosts several large-scale exhibitions with various themes. In addition to the popular Hong Kong Book Fair, Food Expo, Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Computer and Communications Festival, there is also the Hong Kong【 A】, which has been organised alongside the Hong Kong Book Fair since 2017.
【A】 Sports and Leisure Expo
The Hong Kong 【A】 Expo is the largest open-air retail exhibition in Hong Kong. It represents a comprehensive range of Hong Kong products and encompasses a wide range of products and brands manufactured or owned by Hong Kong companies in Mainland China and overseas countries.
【A】Brands and Products
Hong Kong is a great place for fishing, with 17 scenically located reservoirs stocked with various species. Fishing season is from 【A】 to 【B】. To fish in Hong Kong reservoirs, you must obtain a license from the 【C】Department.
【A】 September
【B】 March
【C】Water Supplies
The Hong Kong 【A】 in Tseung Kwan O is the first-ever indoor cycling facility in Hong Kong to meet the standards of the Union Cycliste Internationale. It is the major training base for the Hong Kong Cycling Team. Since January 2014, it has opened to the public in phases.
【A】Velodrome
With effect from 1 August 2016, the permanent exhibitions of five designated fee-charging museums, namely the Hong Kong Museum of History, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence and the 【 A】, will be open to all members of the public free of charge, whereas the permanent exhibitions of the Hong Kong 【 B】 and the Hong Kong Space Museum will offer free admission to full-time 【 C】.
【A】 Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum
【B】 Science Museum
【C】 students
According to “The 【 A】 ” booklet published by the LCSD, trails in Hong Kong are grouped under 【 B】 categories to allow citizens to choose the one suitable to them and experience the pleasure of hiking.
【A】 Hiking Scheme
【 B】 4
【 A】 has recently been introduced to Hong Kong. It is a team sport created in Quebec, Canada, in 1986 by Mario Demers. It is the only sport in which 【 B】 teams play in a match at the same time. It is also characterized by the big size of the ball (about 1.2 meters in diameter). This sport emphasizes teamwork, sportsmanship, and training of overall physique.
【 A】 Kin-Ball
【 B】 three
The LCSD has established five water sports centres in the New Territories and Hong Kong Island, namely the Chong Hing Water Sports Centre adjacent to the High Island Reservoir Sai Kung, Stanley Main Beach Water Sports situated at Stanley Main Beach, 【A】 Beach Water Sports Centre opposite Stanley Bay, 【B】 Water Sports Centre next to Main Dam of Plover Cove Reservoir, Tai Po, and the Jockey Club Wong Shek Water Sports Centre at Wong Shek Pier, Sai Kung.
【A】St. Stephen’s
【B】 Tai Mei Tuk 大美督 (gross-wunderschön-beaufsichtigen)
Hiking has become more and more popular in Hong Kong. According to the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department, the four long-distance hiking trails that are very popular among hikers are the 【 A】 Trail, the 【 B】 Trail, the 【 C】 Trail and the 【 D】 Trail.
- MacLehose
- Lantau
- Hong Kong
- Wilson
MacLanHoWi
The West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) project is an important strategic investment of the HKSAR Government to meet Hong Kong’s long-term infrastructural and development needs 【A】. Therefore, a statutory body, the 【B】 Authority, has been set up to advance this project.
【A】arts and culture
【B】West Kowloon Cultural District
For the preservation, promotion and development of Cantonese opera, the 【 A】 Theatre and the 【 B】 Building on Shanghai Street, both graded historic buildings, have been revitalised as a territory-wide performing arts venue named Yau Ma Tei Theatre. It was officially opened on 17 July 2012, designated for promoting Chinese opera activities, in particular Cantonese opera.
【 A】 Yau Ma Tei
【 B】 Red Brick
Built in 1895, the Red Brick Building was formerly the Engineer’s Office for the old Water Pumping Station on Shanghai Street.
Opened in January 2019, the Xiqu Centre is situated at the 【 A】gateway to the Western Kowloon Cultural District. As well as providing Hong Kong with a world-class venue specifically built for xiqu performances, the Xiqu Centre will support the production, education and research of this unique art form and help preserve and reinvent 【 B】 and other forms of Chinese traditional theatre.
【A】 eastern
【B】 Cantonese opera
Tai Kwun is the Hong Kong’s centre for heritage and arts. Situated at the meticulously restored 【 A】 compound, one of the most significant 【 B】 projects in Hong Kong, which includes 3 declared monuments of the former Central Police Station, the Central Magistracy and the 【 C】.
【 A】 Central Police Station
【 B】 revitalisation
【 C】 Victoria Prison
To accommodate performing arts of all varieties, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre houses three major performance halls: the 【 A】 Hall, the 【 B】 Theatre, and the Studio Theatre.
【A】 Concert
【 B】 Grand
The 【 A】 are the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong, as well as among the most respected Golden Rooster Awards in mainland China and the Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards in Taiwan.
【A】 Hong Kong Film Awards
【A】 in Central is a popular expatriate haunt in Hong Kong for drinking, clubbing and dining. This world-renowned district is home to over 100 restaurants and bars.
【A】 Lan Kwai Fong
