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SCMP Reporter

1999
May 12  Estimated funding of HK$1.92 billion for 2006 Asian Games bid approved by legislators
November  Government announces Hong Kong will bid for the 2006 Asian Games
 2000
June 27 Hong Kong submits formal bid for hosting the Asian Games
 November 13  City  loses  bid for 2006 Asian Games 
2010
January  Motion initiated by Ip Kwok-him  supporting  a 2019 Asian Games bid passes in Legco
 March  Timothy Fok Tsun-ting  asks Asian Council of the Olympic Committee to postpone deadline for submitting letter of intent to join the 2023 Asian Games bid 
 June  Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong submits letter of intent to the Olympic Committee
 September  Government introduces its public consultation exercise 'Should Hong Kong bid to host the 2023 Asian Games?'
 September 22  Government estimates cost of hosting the Games to be HK$44.5 billion, including HK$14.5 billion of direct costs and HK$30 billion of indirect costs. It  later estimates total cost to exceed HK$55 billion when including inflation 
 October  Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong announces it will not support  city's bid for 2023 Games
 November 10  Asian Games Provisional Bid Committee announces direct cost to host Games could be no less than HK$6 billion
 December 18 Home affairs panel passes motion to scrap the bid  
 2011
January 12  Liberal Party speaks against bid for 2023 Asian Games



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