Introduction / Mission
About us
Founded in 1978, the mission of Hong Kong, China Sports Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability (HKSAPID) is to develop, promote and organize sports activities for persons with intellectual disability (ID) in order to fully develop their potential in sports, to cultivate positive attitudes in sportsmanship and to facilitate their integration into our community.
HKSAPID is the sole sport association in Hong Kong offering regular and systematic sports training and competitions especially to people with intellectual disability (ID). After years of development, we have over a hundred agency members and thousands of registered athletes and participants. Over 50,000 headcounts are recorded in the year round events.
Misson and Vision
Mission
Our Mission is to develop, promote and organize sports activities for persons with intellectual disability in order to fully develop their potential in sports, to cultivate positive attitudes in sportsmanship and to facilitate their integration into our community.
Target
- To organize various sports and recreational activities for persons with intellectual disability with a view to enhancing their physical and mental development;
- To organize workshops and seminars to upgrade the professional standard of coaches who train athletes with intellectual disability;
- To encourage members of the public to participate in the work of the Association;
- To provide various sports and recreational facilities to raise the sports standard of the intellectually disabled;
- To promote the concept of sportsmanship to athletes with intellectual disability;
- To train elite athletes with intellectual disability to take part in local and international competitions;
- To integrate persons with intellectual disability with able bodies through sports and recreational activities.