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2023 Asian Games
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The 2023 Asian Games or the Games of XIX Asiad is the largest multi sporting event in Asia and is governed by Olympic Council of Asia (Ocasia). The 2023 Games bidding are merged with 2019 Games, this similar to the FIFA World Cup bidding process for 2018 and 2022. According to the Olympic Council of Asia, a formal bid for 2019 or 2023 Asian Games should be handed in before February 15, 2011. Bids ** Hong Kong The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government decided to submit a formal bid to Ocasia on December 14, 2010. Previously, the region successfully hosted the 2009 East Asian Games. The original budget announced by the Government in September to host the games was a total of 44 billion HK dollars, among which 13.7-14.5 billion HK dollars would be direct cost. The Government decided to cut over half of the direct budget in early November in order to gather more public support. After several promotional campaigns, citizen support remains around 30%, with majority of citizens(57%) against holding the event in 2023, according to a survey result. See Also
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