Effective Use of Sports Facilities
There have been concerns over ineffective use of the sports facilities caused by no-show behavior of users. "No-show" means users who make reservation but do not take up the venues subsequently. This is not only an abuse to the booking system but also unfair to other users.
To make better use of the facilities, the Committee on Student Affairs has reviewed the eligibility and priority in use of sports facilities. Situations such as the growing demand for sports facilities due to 334 additional cohort and increasing number of sports clubs and teams, the competing needs from course teaching and non-sports activities, and the overall provision of sports facilities were noted and discussed. In order to cope with the situation, the Committee agreed to encourage responsible use of facilities as the first step and that penalties for no-show should be introduced.
The penalty system will be implemented in the spring semester 2011 (effective date: 14 Feb 2011). Details as follows:
1. For INDIVIDUAL USERS
- suspension of booking right for two weeks for every no-show
- booking right at the FBS will be blocked starting from the second working day after the no-show
2. For TEAMS/CLUBS
- cancellation of practice sessions in the following two weeks upon two no-shows
- booking chart will be updated subsequently
3. For EVENT ORGANIZERS
- cancellation of subsequent bookings for the same event
- booking chart will be updated subsequently
Users are requested to make a booking only if they are certain that they will be available. They may cancel their bookings anytime in advance (must before the booking slot). There will not be penalty for cancellation of booking. Cancellation may take one of the following ways:
1. cancellation by logging into the Facilities Booking System (DO NOT send an email to "safbs@ust.hk" to cancel a booking)
2. cancellation in person at the Sports Facilities LG4
3. return of the booking confirmation by fax to 2358-1669
4. a telephone call to the Sports Facilities at 2358-8586
Thank you for helping with better use of the resources!
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