Game On: Macau and Hong Kong’s Sports Future in Focus after the National Games

After co-hosting the National Games with Guangdong province, how can Macau and Hong Kong build on this experience to strengthen sports governance? Sports play an important role in bringing communities together, boosting tourism through mega-events, and encouraging regional cooperation. Both SARs now have a unique opportunity to revise their sports policies.

At this FMCC Breakfast Rendez-Vous, Professor Sonny Lo will share his decades of expertise on politics and governance in Greater China. He will share practical ways Macau and Hong Kong can use the National Games experience, introduce innovative policy ideas, and show how sports can become a powerful and lasting contributor to social development, economic growth, and stronger ties within the Greater Bay Area.

Don’t miss this chance to hear expert insights on shaping the future of sports in Macau and Hong Kong.

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 9:00 am - 10:30 am, Wednesday, 17 December 2025

𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Baccara Ballroom, 6th floor

Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞: 2025 FMCC Members join for free*

Guests/Non-members join @MOP200*

*Western breakfast included

𝑹𝑺𝑽𝑷 before 2 p.m. on 15 December 𝒗𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐@𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒂𝒖.𝒄𝒐𝒎

Special thanks to Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16 for sponsoring the venue and providing accommodation for our speaker.

𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐨:

Professor Sonny Lo is a distinguished scholar specializing in Greater China politics and governance. He acquired his BA (Honors) in Political Science at York University, MA at the University of Waterloo, and PhD at the University of Toronto. Professor Lo taught at the University of Hong Kong (1996-2004), University of Waterloo (2004-2010), and the Hong Kong Institute of Education (2010-2016).

He has authored over 16 books including Casino Capitalism, Society and Politics in China's Macau (2020), Political Change in Macao (2008), and Political Development in Macau (1995). Since 2019, his weekly commentary has been published by Macau Business. Professor Lo's extensive research and publications on Macau and Hong Kong's political development position him as a leading authority on regional governance and policy reform in the Greater Bay Area.