Hong Kong Olympic chief Timothy Fok Tsun-ting has said the city should be capable of replicating Singapore’s recent overnight development of a world-class swimming centre.
Fok also called for an upgrade of Hong Kong’s leading tennis hub at Victoria Park.
In both cases, he underlined the need for sustainable and enduring facilities as Hong Kong tries to position itself as a magnet for international sport.
In November, the city will jointly host the National Games alongside Guangdong and Macau, having staged a number of high-profile football matches this summer.
Fok said a successful cross-border Games could inch the region closer to the “ultimate prize” of welcoming an Olympic Games, something “everybody is chasing”.
Singapore recently hosted the World Aquatics Championships, with swimming events housed in a 4,800-seat structure that was built in around six months.