Security Bureau, Narcotics Division Website

Beat Drugs Fund Supported Programme "Beat Drugs with Sports"
(2024/25 School Year)

Establishing a healthy lifestyle helps teenagers stay away from drugs; and sports plays an important role in a healthy life. Apart from enhancing the physical and mental well-being, teenagers may also establish social networks, improve interpersonal relationships and foster spirits of co-operation through sports. In this connection, the Narcotics Division, Security Bureau will launch the “Beat Drugs with Sports” Programme in the 2024/25 school year. All secondary schools in Hong Kong are welcomed to join the Programme. The Schools Sports Federation of Hong Kong, China has kindly agreed to continue to be the supporting organisation of the Programme.

Application Guidelines Application Form

Objective

To promote healthy lifestyles and an anti-drug culture in secondary schools through students’ participation in the organisation of sports-related and/or health-related activities, and in supporting student athletes taking part in sports competitions.

The Programme is a school-based student-led preventive education initiative. The activities are to be designed, organised and implemented by students.
The activities should incorporate anti-drug themes of “harms of abusing cocaine and cannabis”, “serious consequences of committing drug offences, in particular young age is not a valid mitigating factor” and/or “the importance of refusing drugs and involvement in drug offences as well as refusal skills both online and offline”.
The Beat Drugs Fund (BDF) will provide funding for participating secondary schools to organise activities that can meet the objective set out above.

Examples of the Activities under the Programme

Promoting healthy lifestyles and an anti-drug culture through sports: Healthy Sports Ambassador Programme

to engage a group of students as Healthy Sports Ambassadors in the school to promote participation in sports with a view to developing healthy lifestyles and an anti-drug culture.

to organise sports-related and/or health-related activities, such as exhibition and game booths, to bring out the message of staying away from drugs by establishing a healthy life.

Supporting student athletes taking part in sports competitions: Photo Competition

to invite students to take photos of student athletes during sports competitions and exhibit the photos in the school with a view to encouraging students to support student athletes, enhancing their understanding of the spirit of sports competitions and promoting healthy lifestyles.

Implementation

All secondary schools in Hong Kong are eligible. Each school may apply for a grant up to $25,000 for implementing the Programme in the 2024/25 school year.
All activities under the Programme must be designed, organised and implemented by students of the participating schools. Each participating school can nominate one group of students to be supervised by a teacher providing guidance and suggestions.
There is no limit on the number of activities to be organised. All activities should be implemented and completed between September 2024 and August 2025.

Application Procedures and Deadline for Submission

Each participating secondary school can nominate one group of students to submit one application. Applicants are required to complete and submit one Application Form.
Applications delivered shall reach the office of the BDF Association by hand or by email (Address: 30/F, High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong; Email address: sb-sports@sb.gov.hk) on or before 31 May 2024 by 6:00 p.m. If the applications are submitted by mail, the postmark shall be on or before 31 May 2024. Late applications or applications with incomplete information will not be processed further.
All submitted applications, whether accepted or not, will not be returned.