To raise sporting standards in Hong Kong and encourage sporting exchanges and co-operation, Hong Kong and the Mainland have to date signed five agreements or memoranda.
- The Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau Sports Exchange and Co-operation Agreement (December 29, 2003),
- The Hong Kong and State Sports General Administration of China Sports Exchange and Co-operation Agreement (May 13, 2004),
- The Hong Kong and Shanghai Administration of Sports Exchange and Co-operation Agreement (May 30, 2004),
- The Hong Kong and General Office of Culture, Radio, TV, Publications and Sports of Hainan Province Sports Exchange and Co-operation Memorandum (November 15, 2004), and
- The Hong Kong and Yunnan Sports Bureau Sports Exchange and Co-operation Memorandum (May 27, 2005).
Under these agreements and memoranda, a number of exchange programmes with Mainland cities were implemented during the year.
