Centres' Notice

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Notice of 8 Jan 2026
Hiring of Crafts at St. Stephen's Beach Water Sports Centre
The improvement works for the Sailing Dinghy Parking Platform at the St. Stephen's Beach Water Sports Centre will be carried out from 12 January 2026 (Monday) to 4 February 2026 (Wednesday).

To facilitate improvement works, the hiring of sailing equipment may be subject to adjustment or suspension. The hiring of kayak and windsurfing equipment, SmartPLAY and counter services will remain as usual. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Please contact St. Stephen's Beach Water Sports Centre at 2813 5407 for enquiries.

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Notice of 22 Dec 2025
No Hiring of Crafts at Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre
Hiring of all sailing equipment will be suspended on 15, 16, 17 & 19 January 2026 (Thur, Fri, Sat & Mon) at Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre for preparation and staging of Tai Mei Tuk Kayak Distance Race 2026. Hiring of sailing and windsurfing equipment, SmartPLAY and counter services remain as usual.

Please contact Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre for enquiries.

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Notice of 22 Dec 2025
No Hiring of Crafts at Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre
Hiring of all water sports equipment will be suspended on 18 January 2026 (Sun) at Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre for preparation and staging of Tai Mei Tuk Kayak Distance Race 2026. SmartPLAY and counter services remain as usual.

Please contact Tai Mei Tuk Water Sports Centre for enquiries.

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Notice of 8 December 2025
No Hiring of Crafts at St. Stephen's Beach Water Sports Centre
Hiring of windsurfing equipment will be suspended from 7.1.2026 (Wed) to 9.1.2026 (Fri) and hiring of all water sports equipment will be suspended on 10 and 11.1.2026 (Sat & Sun) at St. Stephen's Beach Water Sports Centre for preparation and staging of St. Stephen’s Beach Short Board Race 2026. SmartPLAY and counter services remain as usual.

Please contact St. Stephen's Beach Water Sports Centre for enquiries.

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Notice of 21 March 2025
Uploading Water Sports Sailing Hours
The SmartPLAY system under the Leisure and Cultural Services Department will introduce a new function of “uploading water sports sailing hours” on 24 March 2025. Those registered as SmartPLAY users may upload their sailing hours as recorded in the Water Sports Activity Logbook through My SmartPLAY app or the SmartPLAY webpage.

For the convenience of users, the Department will roll out this function in 2 phases:

Phase	Roll-out date	Period of the sailing hours covered
1	From now to 31 December 2025	The sailing hours between 2020 and 2025
2	From 1 January 2026	All the sailing hours recorded so far

For enquiries, please contact the staff of water sports centres.

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Notice of 21 March 2025
“On-the-spot Enrolment” Arrangements for Water Sports Activities
The “on-the-spot enrolment” arrangements will be adjusted from 1 April 2025 onwards as follows:

If participants are absent or late for 30 minutes or more on “the first day of the event ^(Note), their places will be filled by on-the-spot stand-by applicants on a first-come-first-served basis.
Participants of multiple-day programmes who will be absent or late for 30 minutes or more on “the first day of the event” ^(Note) must submit a written application to the concerned centre at least two working days prior to the commencement of the programme. However, the participants may only submit one such application to the same centre within a period of 90 days. If such an application is approved by the Department, the “on-the-spot enrolment” arrangements will not be applicable.
Venue managers / duty officers in charge may cancel or suspend the “on-the-spot enrolment” arrangements at any time on operational grounds or in the light of special circumstances.
In case there are no on-the-spot applicants to fill the vacant places, the concerned centre may, at discretion, consider allowing those participants who are late for 30 minutes or more to take part in the rest of the programme, without compromising the principle of avoiding disruptions to the programme.

(Note) If the first day of a multiple-day programme has to be cancelled due to inclement weather, the subsequent day will be deemed the first day of the programme. All programme dates as announced by the Department via My SmartPLAY App, the SmartPLAY webpage or smart self-service stations will prevail.

For enquiries, please contact the staff of water sports centres.

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Notice of 6 February 2025
Changes to Dinghy Training Scheme by The Sailing Federation of Hong Kong, China
In view of the changes to Dinghy Training Scheme by the Sailing Federation of Hong Kong, China, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has accordingly revised its sailing training courses, with effect from 1st April 2025. The revised sailing courses include Sailing Basic Skills (Level 2), Sailing Improving Techniques (Level 3), Spinnakers, and Introduction to Multihulls. For details, please visit the LCSD’s website or alternatively, refer to the “Monthly Water Sports Centres Recreation and Sports Programme Sheet” available at various water sports centres. You are also welcome to contact the water sports centres for enquiries.

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Notice of 15 August 2022
Additional Notes for Enrolment in Training Programmes of Water Sports Centres
This additional notes will take effect from 1 October 2022 and details of which are as follows:

Participants of the training programmes of water sports centres are required to produce the original copies of valid qualifications and activity log books in the first lessons for inspection by the Department’s staff/coaches, as proof that they have obtained the certificates/qualifications and gained the required hours of navigation before payment. In case of non-compliance, the participants and their accompanying carers will be disqualified from the training programmes in question, and the fees will not be refunded. Those disqualified must not participate again in the programmes by means of on-the-spot enrolment. In case of no on-the-spot applicants, the centres may, at their discretion, allow the disqualified participants to attend the rest of the programmes, provided that it does not cause disruption to the normal operation of the programmes.

For enquiries, please contact the staff of water sports centres.

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Notice of 17 February 2022
Hong Kong Sailing Federation New Dinghy Training Scheme
In view of the Hong Kong Sailing Federation’s new Dinghy Training Scheme, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has accordingly revised its current sailing training courses, which will be rolled out from 1 April 2022. The new sailing courses include the Introduction to Sailing (Level 1), Sailing Basic Skills (Level 2), Sailing Improving Techniques (Level 3), Trapeze Technique, Spinnakers, Day Sailing, Go Racing, Introduction to Multihulls, Multihulls Helmsman and Sailing Advanced Skills. For the details, please visit the LCSD’s website or refer to the “Monthly Water Sports Centres Recreation and Sports Programme Sheet” available at various water sports centres. You are also welcome to contact the water sports centres for any enquiries.

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Notice of 3 January 2022
New Requirements for Kayak Training Courses
The Hong Kong Canoe Union has revised the age limits for its courses, with the age requirement for junior kayak training courses adjusted from between 8 and 11 to between 8 and 13, and the minimum age requirement for other certificate courses raised from 12 to 14.

In view of the above new requirements, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) has adjusted the age requirements for its kayak training courses accordingly. The new requirements apply to courses with the first session falling on or after 1 April 2022. Details are accessible at the LCSD’s website and set out in the “Monthly Water Sports Centres Recreation and Sports Programme Sheet” distributed at the water sports centres. For enquiries, please contact the water sports centres.

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Notice of 10 December 2019
Intermediate Windsurfing Award Assessment Course
The Intermediate Windsurfing Award Assessment (IWAC) will be held by the Water Sports Centres of the LCSD from April 2020 onwards on the basis of one day per session. Qualified participants must have completed the Intermediate Windsurfing Training Course within one year prior to the month of the IWAC (e.g. a participant can only take the IWAC on 30 April 2020 if he/she has completed the Intermediate Windsurfing Training Course on or after 1 April 2019) with proof of 100% attendance, and must not be a holder of the Intermediate Windsurfing Award.

For enquiries, please contact staff of the respective Water Sports Centres.

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Notice of 29 February 2016
New Arrangements for Junior Kayak Training Courses
With effect from 1 April 2016, training courses will be organised separately for each of the awards in junior kayaking (namely, the Starfish, Sea Horse, Seal, Sea Lion and Walrus Awards) at the water sports centres. Courses for combined awards will no longer be offered.

The courses for different awards are all one-day programmes designed according to the course outline laid down by the Hong Kong Canoe Union (“the Union”). Participants who pass the assessment may move on to a course at the next level of award. The courses are available for open enrolment by applicants who meet the qualification requirements specified by the Union for each award. Details are set out in the “Monthly Water Sports Centres Recreation and Sports Programme Sheet” distributed at the water sports centres and accessible at the website of the water sports centres.

For enquiries, please contact the staff of water sports centres.