The Hong Kong Playground Association (HKPA) is a Hong Kong not for profit organisation. It was incorporated as a

statutory corporation A statutory corporation is a government entity created as a statutory body by statute. Their precise nature varies by jurisdiction, thus, they are statutes owned by a government or controlled by national or sub-national government to the (in ...

, under the Hong Kong Playground Association Ordinance. However, the association was classified as a subvented non-government organization. The

Government of Hong Kong The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, refers to the executive authorities of Hong Kong SAR. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-Br ...

is one of the funding source of the association, but the association has its owns governing board. The association has a basketball team that participated in the

Hong Kong A1 Division Championship Hong Kong A1 Division Championship (), abbreviated as HKA1 and A1 Division, is the top division of men's basketball league in Hong Kong. Current clubs A total of ten teams contested in the 2021 season: * Eagles (飛鷹) * Eastern (東方) * ...

. The association also provided many

extra-curricular activities An extracurricular activity (ECA) or extra academic activity (EAA) or cultural activities is an activity, performed by students, that falls outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school, college or university education. Such activities a ...

to the teens of Hong Kong. The association also known for its ownership of the Macpherson Stadium. The association partnered with the

Urban Renewal Authority The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is a quasi-governmental, profit-making statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating urban redevelopment. History The authority's predecessor, the Land Development Corporation (土地發展� ...

, made an open invitation to re-develop the site, which the real estate developer would owned part of the re-development, but also bored the redevelopment cost. The association also operates an indoor sports venue,

Southorn Stadium Southorn Playground is a sports and recreational ground in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It comprises a football pitch, four basketball courts, and a children's playground. Southorn Playground is bounded by Hennessy Road to the north, Luard Road to ...

as well as camping sites Tung Chung Camp and Jockey Club Silvermine Bay Camp. The latter was sponsored by

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) is one of the oldest institutions in Hong Kong, having been founded in 1884. In 1959, it was granted a Royal Charter and renamed The Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club (). The institution reverted to its original name ...

for repairs and upgrade.

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* {{Authority control Sports organisations of Hong Kong Children's charities based in Hong Kong Clubs in Hong Kong