{"id":7501,"date":"2025-12-31T18:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/2025\/12\/31\/article-problem-spaces-examining-the-sustainability-of-hong-kongs-new-sports-cluster\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:18:44","slug":"article-problem-spaces-examining-the-sustainability-of-hong-kongs-new-sports-cluster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/en\/2025\/12\/31\/article-problem-spaces-examining-the-sustainability-of-hong-kongs-new-sports-cluster\/","title":{"rendered":"[Article] Problem Spaces: Examining the Sustainability of Hong Kong\u2019s New Sports Cluster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author: Tobias Zuser<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Social Transformations in Chinese Society<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/stics\/article\/21\/1\/48\/1247690\/Problem-spaces-examining-the-sustainability-of\">Link: https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/stics\/article\/21\/1\/48\/1247690\/Problem-spaces-examining-the-sustainability-of<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abstract<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paper aims to examine the dynamics between Hong Kong\u2019s domestic sporting needs and its regional aspirations as a \u201chub\u201d for sport and culture, which have created challenges and contradictions for the optimal provision of relevant infrastructure. These have become particularly evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, when local restrictions have undermined Hong Kong\u2019s appeal as an event destination and hindered access and utilization of venues.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent years, policies in this area have mainly focused on the development of a new sports park on the former airport runway in Kai Tak, which has acquired additional significance in the city\u2019s quest for post-pandemic economic recovery. Simultaneously, any noncommercial land use in Hong Kong, one of the most densely populated cities in the world, faces intense scrutiny over a perceived scarcity of space.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paper finds that Hong Kong\u2019s sport policy framework exhibits unbalanced consideration when it comes to the planning and development of relevant infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By acknowledging the interrelatedness and similarity between sports and culture, the paper may further test the adaptability of cultural policy concepts for the analysis of Hong Kong\u2019s sports policy. As such, it aims to bring the usually separated study of cultural and sport policy within a comparable framework.<br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Tobias Zuser Source: Social Transformations in Chinese Society Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/stics\/article\/21\/1\/48\/1247690\/Problem-spaces-examining-the-sustainability-of\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.emerald.com\/stics\/article\/21\/1\/48\/1247690\/Problem-spaces-examining-the-sustainability-of<\/a> Abstract This paper aims to examine the dynamics between Hong Kong\u2019s domestic sporting needs and its regional aspirations as a \u201chub\u201d for sport and culture, which have created challenges and contradictions for the optimal provision of relevant infrastructure. These have become particularly evident during [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145170531,"featured_media":6534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[776957933],"tags":[776958096,776958192,776958076,776958221],"class_list":["post-7501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category--en","tag-cultural-policy","tag-infrastructure","tag-newsroom","tag-sport-policy"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pai6UY-1WZ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8295,"url":"https:\/\/typesetter.hk\/en\/2026\/06\/30\/article-basketball-courts-in-hong-kong-a-historic-and-socio-political-perspective-on-social-infrastructure-in-a-high-density-city\/","url_meta":{"origin":7501,"position":0},"title":"[Article] Basketball Courts in Hong Kong: A Historic and Socio-political Perspective on Social Infrastructure in a High-density City","author":"\u624b\u6c11\u51fa\u7248\u793e","date":"30\/06\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Author: Jeroen van Ameijde Source: Urbanie & Urbanus Link: https:\/\/www.uandujournal.com\/abstract.php?id=114 Abstract Basketball courts play a unique role in Hong Kong\u2019s high-density urban fabric, offering opportunities for sports and socialising in every neighbourhood within the territory. 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