2009 East Asian Games

V East Asian Games

Host city	Hong Kong
Motto	Be the Legend
Teams participating	9
Athletes participating	2,377
Events	262 events in 22 sports
Opening ceremony	December 5
Closing ceremony	December 13
Officially opened by	State Councilor Liu Yandong
Athlete's Oath	Li Ching
Judge's Oath	Gary Au Yeung Kwok-kei
Torch lighter	Lee Lai Shan Wong Kam-po Cheung King Wai Hannah Wilson Chan Hei Man
Main venue	Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Opening)

The 2009 East Asian Games, officially known as the V East Asian Games, was an international multi-sport event that took place in Hong Kong, between 5 December and 13 December 2009. A total of 2,377 athletes from 9 East Asian national competed in 262 events in 22 sports. It was the biggest sporting event ever held in the territory.

In 2003 Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Mongolia entered the bidding process as potential host cities for the 5th East Asian games. Mongolia subsequently withdrew. On 3 November 2003 at a meeting in Macau, Hong Kong was selected as the host.

June 2004 saw the formation of the Preparatory Committee for the Hong Kong East Asian Games, chaired by Timothy Fok, president of Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong.

On 13 January 2006 the Legislative Council had approved the government spending of HK$123 million for the games. The total expenditure for the games is estimated to be HK$240 million. The estimated total revenue is also HK$240 million, including HK$123 million government funding, HK$43 million from ticket and merchandise sales and HK$74 million from cash sponsorhip.

During the 2005 East Asian Games in Macau, a competition was held to determine the logo for the 5th East Asian Games. On 11 July 2005 a fireworks emblem, designed by Clement Yick Tat-wa, was selected. The design makes reference to the five Olympic rings, and the sparkling fireworks symbolise the energy of athletes striving to fulfill their potential and to achieve sporting excellence.

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