Corporate Governance in National Sports Associations

Introduction

Background

In recent years, with the remarkable results attained by Hong Kong athletes in the international sports arena, the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China has increased its funding for National Sports Associations (NSAs) to sustain and promote sports development in Hong Kong.   In parallel, public expectations are rising for NSAs to enhance their governance in the areas of integrity, transparency, fairness and accountability.   The key to sports development in Hong Kong lies in the effective leadership and governance of NSAs which will only be achieved with their commitment and active participation.

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is organising a development programme on corporate governance for NSAs, with an aim to raise the awareness of office bearers and management staff of NSAs of their roles and responsibilities in strategic planning, effective board practices and risk management.  Under the programme, there will be a series of seminars conducted by top executives in local professional, business and sports sectors.  The programme will serve as a platform for sharing the latest information and exchanging views and experiences among NSAs.

Objective

The Development Programme aims at helping members of the executive committees, directors and management staff of subvented NSAs to broaden and consolidate their knowledge in corporate governance through outreaching corporate governance training programme and seminar.

Seminar

Starting from 2017, the LCSD organised a series of seminars on “Governance, Leadership and The Future Development of Sports” for members of the Board of Directors and management staff of NSAs. The seminars aimed at enhancing the participants’ awareness of their roles and responsibilities in organising, managing and strengthening internal control, thereby raising the level of corporate governance of NSAs and further promoting the development of sports in Hong Kong. LCSD will continue to organize thematic seminars to provide the latest information on corporate governance development among NSAs.

Year	Topics of Seminar
2017	Symposium on Corporate Governance of National Sports Associations: Governance, Leadership and the Future Development of Sports
	Promoting Sports Development through Leadership Excellence
2018	The Relationship of Corporate Governance and Sustainable Development Measuring an Organisation's Pulse
	Crisis Management in PR Prospective
2019	Making Policy on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Sports Sector
	Culture-driven Risk Management
2020	Online Company Meeting and Video Conference of NSA
2021	Cyber Security & Technology Crime Prevention : NSA
	Managing Privacy Risk: Practical Application of "Six Data Protection Principles"
2022	Understanding Sports Insurance and its Importance
	Elevating from Compliance to Autonomy for Sports Organizations
	Risk Management and Internal Control for NSA’s Board and Senior Management
2023	Accounting & Financial Risk Factors for NSA/SO Directors Awareness
	Internal Control and Risk Management
	Employment Ordinance and Talent Retention
2024	Cyber Security & Data Protection: NSA/SO
	Fiduciary Duties, Responsibilities and Duties of Directors: NSA/SO
	Risk Management and Considerations for Organising Sports Programmes/ Events

Outreaching Corporate Governance Training Programme

To enhance understanding of corporate governance in NSAs, LCSD is launching the Outreaching Corporate Governance Training Programme (OCGTP) to allow flexibility for NSAs to Select training time, venue(s) and topic(s) according to their own schedules and needs. Service providers will arrange training for NSAs’ office bearers and management staff based on NSAs’ applications. NSAs may also apply to the OCGTP during annual general meeting, executive committee meeting or internal training.

Topics of Outreaching Programme
Understanding on Companies Ordinance for Directors
Fiduciary Duties, Responsibilities and Duties of Directors
Corporate Governance and Company Meetings of NSA／SO
Finance for Directors
Employment Ordinance and Talent Retention
Cyber Security & Data Protection
PR Crisis Communications and Best Practices
How to Deal with Conflict of Interest: Companies Ordinance
Effective Complaint Handling
Internal Control and Risk Management
Understanding Sports Insurance and Governance
Deep Dive Understanding of AoA and its Impact to NSA／SO
Hong Kong National Security Law：Impact and Practical Guidelines for Directors and Organisations
Elevating from Compliance to Autonomy for NSA／SO
Others：Customized Topic Related to the Corporate Governance as required by NSA／SO

 

Enquiry

For further information, please contact the Sports Funding Office of the LCSD.

Telephone No.: 2601 8756