The national authority for the sport of sailing in Hong Kong was founded as the Hong Kong Yacht Racing Association in 1962 and was originally renamed as Hong Kong Yachting Association in 1970. In 2004, it officially changed its name again, becoming the Hong Kong Sailing Federation (HKSF) we know of today. Run by a council, HKSF represents interests of the recreational boating and yachting circles of Hong Kong to the Hong Kong SAR Government. It serves to promote, develop sailing sport and safety in boating of Hong Kong. Each local club or association has to be certified by HKSF in order to be qualified for teaching sailing and seamanship. And every sailing official has to undertake the training courses organized by HKSF in order to be formally qualified for participation. As the highest governing body for the sport in the region, HKSF also acts as an intermediary connecting local sailing of Hong Kong to sailing at the international stage, with affiliation to below organizations: World Sailing (ISAF) Asian Sailing Federation (ASAF) the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) HKSF has been dedicated to ensuring that all the yacht racing activities in Hong Kong are being run fairly in accordance with international rules, and determining the eligibility and selections of sailors who are going to represent Hong Kong at international events, with Olympics Games and Asian Games in particular.