ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə mˌeɪk wˈeɪ fɚðɪ əlˈɪmpɪk ɡˈeɪmz, ðə spˈoːɹts ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt tˌɛmpɚɹˈɛɹᵻli ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd tə ðɪ ˈɪmkə wˈuː kˈaɪ ʃˈɑː jˈuːθ vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ænd ðə hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋ dʒˈɑːki klˈʌb tˈʊk ˌoʊvɚ ðə sˈaɪt tə pɹɪpˈɛɹ ɪt fɔːɹ kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən.
In order to make way for the Olympic Games, the sports institute temporarily relocated to the YMCA Wu Kai Sha Youth Village in January 2007 and the Hong Kong Jockey Club took over the site to prepare it for competition.