The first meeting of the Macao Sports Committee in 2015 took place at the Macao East Asian Games Dome on 9th February. The Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture and the Chairman of the Macao Sports Committee, Mr. Tam Chon Weng, presided.
In the first part of the meeting, feedback from Sports Committee members on the new application and renewal application for the recognition of legal persons in the sports sector were collected. Afterwards, the members were briefed on the budgetary conditions of regular and special subsidies in 2015, as well as on the summary of the implementation of 2014’s financial budget.
Members presented the operation of the Public Sports Facilities Network and the Sport Easy membership programme in 2014, several newly-added sports and recreational facilities due to the transferal of functions, and the commencement work for the newly-planned sports stadium.
The meeting also introduced the government’s proposed amendments to the Regulations of Awards for Highly Competitive Sports, including details of articles, competitions and incentive awards listed in the schedule. Finally, all members were invited to propose their opinions on the policies for sports in 2015 and local sports development in written form.
During the meeting, members discussed the abovementioned issues and provided helpful advice to the Committee.
