Olympic House, Sports administration building in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
Olympic House is a building next to Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po, Causeway Bay, that houses the offices of 44 officially sanctioned Hong Kong sports associations, including the Hong Kong Rugby Union, Hong Kong Triathlon Association and Hong Kong Sailing Federation. It also contains the offices of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, which manages the building. The building has offices, conference rooms and a lecture theatre.
Opened in 1994 as Sports House beside Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po, it served as the offices of the Hong Kong Sports Development Board and various sports associations. After the board was dissolved in 2004, management passed to the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China from December 2004, and the committee's own offices moved in. On 11 July 2005, IOC president Jacques Rogge and committee chairman Timothy Fok unveiled the renamed Olympic House ahead of the 2008 Beijing Games, for which Hong Kong hosted the equestrian events.
The building's name changed from Sports House to Olympic House on 11 July 2005, when IOC president Jacques Rogge and local Olympic committee chair Timothy Fok led a renaming ceremony ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, for which Hong Kong hosted the equestrian events. The IOC granted permission to use the games' official emblem.
Olympic House stands immediately beside Hong Kong Stadium in So Kon Po, Causeway Bay, within Wan Chai District. It is an office building for sports associations rather than a public venue, so access follows the arrangements of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, which manages it. Visitors attending a seminar or meeting should confirm arrangements with the organising body beforehand.
The building's renaming on 11 July 2005 was led by IOC President Jacques Rogge and local Olympic Committee chair Timothy Fok, ahead of the 2008 Beijing Games. Hong Kong hosted the equestrian events at the Hong Kong Sports Institute in Fo Tan, and the IOC gave permission to use the official emblem of those Games on the building.
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