Government should be used to support children in school for sports rather than to support professional sports and arts that perform for the general public. To what extent do you agree or disagree ?

Government

spending is one of the big concerns of the public. Some

people

argue that funding should be used in promoting

sports

in school rather than used in supporting local

artists

and sportsmen.

However

,I disagree with their point of view and I believe that the

government

should provide

support

to both sectors. Among all the reasons why

resources

should be allocated to

children

instead

of the professionals in

sports

and

art

field, the most significant one is that the

government

fund comes from the taxpayers' hard-earn money and most

people

expect the new policies or funding should benefit the majority in the society

instead

of the minority. Compared with the number of students, the number of professional

athletes

and

artists

is too small to be mentioned in society,

therefore

,the general public will prefer supporting the

government

to spend money on their younger generation rather than on sportsmen and

artists

.

Also

, never should we overlook the importance of promoting

sports

at school. These days,

children

tend to glue their eyes to the computer screen and seldom participate in outdoor

sports

. Lack of regular exercise may lead to an increasing number of

children

having obese. Teenagers who are obsessed may have a higher possibility to have other

health

issues,

such

as high blood pressure or even life-threatening diseases like heart attack,in the future which may increase the pressure on the public

health

care system in the future.

However

, I still believe that the

government

should

support

local

athletes

and

artists

due to

a multitude of reasons. The first reason popping into my mind is that supporting professional

sports

and

art

industries can increase the attractiveness of our city and boost the tourism industry.

For instance

,

art

represents the culture, history and heritage of a

country

. The

art

pieces that are located in the public area can be talking points and new tourist spots for

people

which attract them to visit our place and learn about the culture of our hometown. Tourism is an important financial incentive for the

government

. With the funding and

support

from tourists, the

government

may have more

resources

to preserve cultural heritage

as well as

more budget to spend on other vital public services like the

health

care system and education.

Also

, large-scale

sports

events, like Hong Kong Seven ,could

also

attract more visitors and bring a large amount of income to different industries,

such

as accommodation, transportation and the food industry, and

hence

, boost the

country

's economy.

Moreover

, most

people

would like to see the

artists

and

athletes

who represent their

country

get good results in international competitions. Whenever

people

see they are standing in the prize presentation stages, they would be proud and have a better sense of belonging to the

country

. Without

government

support

,

artists

and

athletes

may not have enough

resources

to

further

develop their profession. In conclusion, it is no doubt that funding should be spent on promoting

sports

programs at school as it is beneficial to

children

's development and

health

,

however

, I think that the

government

should

also

reserve

resources

for promoting professional

sports

and

art

as it may beneficial to the public as well.