Working in collaboration with the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance and with support from Sun Life Hong Kong, an interdisciplinary research team from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has released the \u201c2022 Hong Kong Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents\u201d (2022 Hong Kong Report Card), the third in the series. The results show that Hong Kong performs worst in \u201cOverall Physical Activity\u201d and \u201cObesity\u201d; scoring relatively better grades in \u201cActive Transportation\u201d, \u201cSchool\u201d and \u201cCommunity and Environment\u201d.<\/p>\r\n
The 2022 Hong Kong Report Card assesses the current data on physical activity among children and adolescents. It provides a synthesis of the best available evidence across 12 indicators, \u201cOverall Physical Activity\u201d, \u201cOrganised Sport and Physical Activity\u201d, \u201cActive Play\u201d, \u201cActive Transportation\u201d, \u201cSedentary Behaviour\u201d, \u201cPhysical Fitness\u201d, \u201cSleep\u201d, \u201cFamily and Peers\u201d, \u201cSchool\u201d, \u201cCommunity and Environment\u201d, \u201cGovernment\u201d and \u201cObesity\u201d. The 2022 Hong Kong Report Card results were published together with those of 57 countries and regions with recommendations to increase physical activity among children and adolescents.<\/p>\r\n
The results show that children and adolescents in Hong Kong perform worst in \u201cOverall Physical Activity\u201d and \u201cObesity\u201d with grades of D-**(the \u201c**\u201d indicating that it is based exclusively on device-measured data) and D- respectively. The D- grade for \u201cOverall Physical Activity\u201d corresponds to 25% of children and adolescents meeting the physical activity guidelines on average, which reflects an insufficient level. This grade declined compared with the 2018 Hong Kong Report Card (C-). \u201cObesity\u201d received a D-, which is the same as the 2018 Hong Kong Report Card, indicating that being overweight or obese continues to be a serious problem in Hong Kong.<\/p>\r\n
Hong Kong scores reasonably good grades in \u201cActive Transportation\u201d, \u201cSchool\u201d and \u201cCommunity and Environment\u201d. \u201cActive Transportation\u201d is graded B+, which is the best among the twelve indicators. Approximately 75% of children and adolescents used active transportation to get to and from places. \u201cSchool\u201d and \u201cCommunity and Environment\u201d both graded B, indicating that over half of schools offered physical activity opportunities, and over half of parents reported living in a safe neighborhood and having sports facilities respectively. When compared with the 2018 Hong Kong Report Card, the grade of \u201cSchool\u201d improves while \u201cActive Transportation\u201d and \u201cCommunity and Environment\u201d remain unchanged.<\/p>\r\n
The grade for \u201cActive Play\u201d, \u201cSedentary Behaviour\u201d, and \u201cPhysical Fitness\u201d is still low. This indicates that active play is limited, recreational screen time is high, and physical fitness is poor among Hong Kong children and adolescents. Compared with the 2018 Hong Kong Report Card, the performance in \u201cSedentary Behaviour\u201d worsened from C- to D, reflecting increased use of screen-based devices for leisure purposes among Hong Kong children and adolescents in recent years. \u201cPhysical Fitness\u201d remains unchanged, albeit with a low grade.<\/p>\r\n
Based on the results of the 2022 Hong Kong Report Card, the team recommends adopting the following priorities to improve future grades:<\/p>\r\n
The 2022 Hong Kong Report Card is supported by Sun Life Hong Kong. The core members of the research team include Professor Stephen Wong Heung-sang<\/strong>, Professor, Department of Sports Science & Physical Education, CUHK; Dr Wendy<\/strong> Huang Ya-jun<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Professor Martin Wong Chi-sang<\/strong>, Professor, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK; Professor Cindy Sit Hui-ping<\/strong>, Chairperson and Professor, Department of Sports Science & Physical Education, CUHK, and Dr Sam Wong Wing-sum<\/strong>, Executive Director, Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China.<\/p>","show_as_achievement":false,"achievement_category":[],"show_as_clarification":false,"show_as_announcement":false,"photos":[{"photo":134498,"caption":"A group photo of the research team. (From left) Dr Sam Wong Wing-sum, Executive Director, Physical Fitness Association of Hong Kong, China, Professor Martin Wong Chi-sang, Professor, Jockey Club School of Public Health, and Primary Care, CUHK, Professor Cindy Sit Hui-ping, Chairman and Professor, Department of Sports Science & Physical Education, CUHK, Professor Mark Tremblay, President, Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance, Professor Stephen Wong Heung-sang, Professor, Department of Sports Science & Physical Education, CUHK, and Dr Wendy Huang Ya-jun, Associate Professor, Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University."},{"photo":134494,"caption":"A group photo of the research team and representatives from the supporting parties."},{"photo":134496,"caption":"Professor Stephen Wong introduces the details of the 2022 Hong Kong Report Card."}],"attachments":[{"text":"Comparisons with other 56 Countries and Regions \/ About the 2022 Hong Kong Report Card \/ Acknowledgements","link":"","file":134421},{"text":"Grades of the 2022 Hong Kong Report Card","link":"","file":134430},{"text":"Table 1","link":"","file":134424},{"text":"Table 2","link":"","file":134426},{"text":"Table 3","link":"","file":134428}],"video_source":"","video_file":"","add_play_button":false,"video_caption":"","show_migration":false,"original_id":0,"photos_original":null,"attachments_original":null},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/134471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/134471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":134503,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/134471\/revisions\/134503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}