ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn, ðɪ ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv kˈaʊnsəl ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌvðə hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ spˈoːɹts dɪvˈɛləpmənt bˈoːɹd tə bˈoʊlstɚɹ æθlˈɛɾɪk tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ɪnðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi, ænd "ɛnvˈɪzɪdʒd ðˈæt, ɪn səpˈoːɹt ʌv sˈʌtʃ ɑːbdʒˈɛktɪvz, ðə dʒˈuːbɪlˌiː spˈoːɹts sˈɛntɚ ʃˌʊd biː dɪvˈɛləpt ˌɪntʊ ɐ hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ spˈoːɹts ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt".
In 1989, the Executive Council recommended the establishment of the Hong Kong Sports Development Board to bolster athletic training in the territory, and "envisaged that, in support of such objectives, the Jubilee Sports Centre should be developed into a Hong Kong Sports Institute".