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A total of 25 sport enthusiasts, including coaches and athletes, were admitted to the Bachelor of Education in Sports Training Programme after receiving admission certificates at the Assembly last Saturday (15 October) at the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI). This marks the third intake of the Programme in Hong Kong since its inception in 1999.

Organised by the Beijing Sport University (BSU) and administered by the HKSI, the Programme aims to provide formal training to those who intend to pursue a career in coaching, as well as to develop high quality coaches for Hong Kong sports.

The five-year, part-time degree programme consists of 25 modules, including languages, sports psychology, sports nutrition, sports biochemistry, statistics in sports, education in sports, physical training and administration in sports training. In addition, students are required to choose a sport-specific elective, including theories and practicum.

Professor Frank Fu, Board of Director of the HKSI, appreciated the long-term partnership with BSU, “The support from BSU is vital to the success of this Programme which has been run successfully towards its seventh year. We are also grateful to respective National Sports Associations for their support over the years. Special thanks should go to the Hongkong Bank Foundation for providing the scholarships to students with outstanding performance every year. We treasure these partnerships, which we believe are essential for a better future of Hong Kong sport.”

Professor Zhong Bing-shu, Vice President of the BSU, appraised Hong Kong students for working very hard to achieve success in both their sporting career and academic pursuit over the past years, and was confident that the freshmen would continue to demonstrate enthusiasm and commitment.

At the Assembly, Wan Shu-wah and Choi Fong-yue, graduate of Class of 1999 and current Class of 2001 student respectively, shared their experiences in study and handed a blessing pouch to the representatives of Class of 2005, former elite cyclist Ho Siu-lun and triathlete Lau Ching-yin, to show their support and encouragement to the freshmen.

Winnie Shiu, Community Relations Manager of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited also presented the Hongkong Bank Foundation scholarships to six students of Class of 2001 for their outstanding performance in the last academic year. The scholarships totaled HK$20,000. Among the scholarship recipients were Wong To-mui (recipient of the Coach Education Award <2002> and Coaching Excellence Award <2000> of the Hongkong Bank Foundation Coaching Awards), Ng Ka-wai (recipient of the Coaching Excellence Award <2001> of the Hongkong Bank Foundation Coaching Awards), Cheung Ho-yin, Keung Shuk-yi, Ng Kwok-wai and Wong Kai-cheung.

The Hongkong Bank Foundation has committed more than HK$16 million to support the Hong Kong Coach Education Programme since 1992. Starting from 2000, the Foundation has been offering scholarships to students of the BSU Programme.

List of Class of 2005 students for the Bachelor of Education in Sports Training (PDF)

List of recipients for the Hongkong Bank Foundation Scholarship (PDF)