Promoting healthier lifestyle choices at ActiveSG Sport Centres

Response to parliamentary question on promoting healthy lifestyles across public sports complexes

Written PQ 5864: Mr Yip Hon Weng: To ask the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth to ensure consistency in promoting healthy lifestyles across public sports complexes, whether the Ministry will consider excluding commercial tenants that do not align with healthy lifestyle choices, such as those selling sugary drinks or fast food.

1. ActiveSG Sport Centres play a key role in promoting healthy and active lifestyles.
2. As part of the Government’s efforts to promote healthier dining, Sport Singapore requires food and beverage (F&B) tenants at ActiveSG Sport Centres, including fast food establishments and drinks kiosks, to adhere to guidelines including to use healthier oil and provide a minimum number of dishes prepared using lower-sodium ingredients, or to provide a minimum number of drinks of lower or no-sugar.
3. SportSG ensures that ActiveSG Sport Centres’ tenants have met the licensing requirements before leasing the commercial spaces to them.
4. Sport Singapore will continue to encourage and work with their F&B operators at ActiveSG Sport Centres to promote and offer healthier lifestyle choices in their establishments, while providing a range of options for the community.