Hong Kong bid for the 2006 Asian Games

The Government supported its decision on the grounds that hosting the 2006 Games help foster a sense of unity, social cohesion and national pride, while representing an extremely attractive opportunity for marketing Hong Kong overseas.

[4] The Bid Committee also lobbied members of the Olympic Council of Asia, first at the annual meeting of the NOC Association in Rio de Janeiro in May 2000.

[5] The evaluation committee of the OCA, headed by the then vice-president of the association Muhammad Latif Butt, inspected Hong Kong on 19 and 20 July 2000.

[6][5] During the 2000 Summer Olympics, then-Chief Secretary for Administration Anson Chan met in Sydney the President of the OCA and delegates of key countries in the bidding process.

Apart from the Ma On Shan Sports Centre due for completion in 2003, all venues are existing facilities, the majority of which are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

Ah Lung, the dragon was the mascot for the Hong Kong 2006 Asian Games bidding campaign.
Then-Chief Secretary Mrs Anson Chan putting her autograph onto a "Hong Kong For Sure" poster when she visited the hospitality suite set up by the Asian Games Bid Team at one of the official hotels housing Olympic officials and delegates in Sydney .