Source: Hong Kong Information Services
Ballot applications will open on July 16 for free use of leisure facilities on Sport For All Day 2026.
Sport For All Day 2026 will be held on August 2, and the Leisure & Cultural Services Department will for the first time open leisure facilities for free public use on August 1 and 2.
The free-of-charge facilities are both indoor and outdoor, and include badminton courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, golf facilities, bowling greens and batting cages.
Those who possess the requisite qualification certificates can also use crafts at water sports centres.
For use of free facilities on August 1, applications will run from July 16 to 19; for August 2, they will run from July 17 to 20.
Members of the public can apply via the SmartPLAY system as individual users. Each user can only make one application for each date, with each application covering a maximum of three choices. Each application will be processed independently.
Successful applicants will only be allocated one free session per day. They will be notified via the SmartPLAY system.
Public swimming pools, excluding Wan Chai Swimming Pool, will also be open for free, with no prior application required. Members of the public can line up at the entrances of swimming pools before the start of each session. Free admission is offered on a first-come, first-served basis, until capacity is full.
In addition, a series of free leisure activities will be launched on August 2 at designated sports centres across the city. The arrangements for distributing activity coupons will be announced this month.
A number of supporting organisations will also open their facilities or roll out leisure programmes for the public free of charge on August 1 and 2.