E-mail: inquiry@hkaaa.com Website: www.hkaaa.com

Report of the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association

to the 369th Council Meeting of

The Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong,

China

1. Local Event

(i) Pre-season Trial & Relay Carnival 2016

The Pre-season Trial & Relay Carnival 2016 was organized by the Hong Kong Amateur

Athletic Association, it was held at Wan Chai Sports Ground on 31 January 2016. 601

athletes and 41 relay teams participated in this event.

(ii) Hong Kong Race Walking Championships

The Hong Kong Race Walking Championships was organized by the Hong Kong Amateur

Athletic Association, it was held at Wan Chai Sports Ground on February 2016y. There were

52 athletes participated in 3 categories.

(iii) Hong Kong Athletics Series 2016 – Race 1

The Hong Kong Athletics 2016 – Race 1 was organized by the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic

Association, subvented by Leisure & Cultural Services Department, it was held at Wan Chai

Sports Ground on 27 & 28 February 2016. There were 749 athletes participated in this event,

this event consisted of 1 Men & 1 Women Categories. Mr. Wong Tsz To & Mr. Ma Tin Lok

have broken the Hong Kong Junior Records of 10,000m & Decathlon respectively.

(iv) Evening Athletics Trial

The Evening Athletics Trial was organized by Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association, it

was held at Wan Chai Sports Ground on 11 March 2016. There were 167 athletes

participated in this event, this event composed of Men & Women categories.

2. Local International Event

(v) Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2016

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2016 was organized by Hong Kong Amateur

Athletic Association, title sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, it was

held on 17 January 2016. The race is being recognized as IAAF Gold Label Road Race by

the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and M-Mark Event by Major

Sports Events Committee. The race consisted of various distances, including 10km, Half

Marathon, Marathon, Youth Dash, and 2 distances for wheelchair athletes (3km & 10km).

About 74,000 athletes from more than 50 countries have participated in this event.

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3. Hong Kong Team Results

(i) 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

Date: 19-21 February 2016

City: Doha, Qatar

Highlighted Results:

Name of Athlete Event Result Position Participated

Countries

CHAN Ming Tai Men’s Long

Jump

7.85 3/12 9

CHAN Ka Chun Men’s 400m 48.89 11/25 19

LAM On Ki Women’s 60m 7.52 8/27 16

Prepared by HKAAA Secretariat

18 March 2016

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Hong Kong Badminton Association Ltd(Incorporated in Hong Kong SAR with limited liability)Room 2005, Olympic House,1 Stadium Path,So Kon Po, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.Tel: +852 2504 8318 Fax: +852 2882 8450Website：http://www.hkbadmintonassn.org.hkE-mail：hkba@hkolympic.org

香港羽毛球總會有限公司

香港銅鑼灣掃桿埔大球場徑一號奧運大樓2005室電話:+852 2504 8318傳真: +852 2882 8450網址http://www.hkbadmintonassn.org.hk電郵：hkba@hkolympic.org

PatronHKSAR Chief ExecutiveMr C Y Leung

Report to the Council Meeting ofThe Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong

22 March 2016

1 Local Event1.1 2016 Hong Kong Badminton Doubles League

Organized by HKBA and subvented by LCSD. The event was heldfrom January to May 2016 in various LCSD sports centres. Winnersin the first round-robin stage entered the second knock-out orround-robin stage to compete for championships in each division.Award presentation ceremony will be held in June 2016.

1.2 Samsung 59th Festival of Sport – 36th Ladies’ Cup Hong KongBadminton ChampionshipsTitle sponsored by Samsung, organized by SFOC, co-organized byHKBA and subvented by LCSD. The event was held on 5, 12, 19 and20 March 2016 at Siu Sai Wan Sports Centre and Yau Oi SportsCentre. Over 270 applications were received.

1.3 Bank of China (Hong Kong) 2016 Hong Kong Inter-schoolBadminton Team ChampionshipsOrganized by HKBA, sponsored by Bank of China (Hong Kong) andsubvented by LCSD. The event was held from 25 March to 14 May2016, including teams from tertiary institutes, secondary schools andprimary schools, at LCSD sports centres. Team manager meeting washeld on 27 February at Olympic House.

1.4 2015/16 Community Cup Youth Team Badminton CompetitionOrganized by HKBA, subvented by LCSD, co-organized by GreenPower Club. The event was held on 21 and 28 February 2016 at TsingYi Sports Centre. 295 young players from 11 Community SportsClubs were attracted.

1.5 School Sports ProgrammeOrganized by HKBA, subvented, coordinated and implemented byLCSD and co-organized by the Education Bureau, the ChineseUniversity of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Baptist University.

Coaches are arranged to schools for Easy Sport Programme andOutreach Coaching Programme for 52 courses in January, 43 coursesin February, 90 courses in March respectively.

School Sports Programme 2016 Easy Sport Competition – BadmintonCompetition is jointly organized by the LCSD and HKBA, alsoco-organized by the Education Bureau. It was held on 20 Februaryand 5 March that 133 entries were received this year.

Hon. Life PresidentMr Timothy T.T. Fok, GBS, JPMr Leung Kai Fai

Hon. PresidentDr. Stanley Ho, GBSDr. F.K. Hu, GBS, JPMs. Chow LilyMs Tong Kei YukMr Johnny Woo, JPMr Lau Kar WahDr Maggie Koong

Hon. Vice-PresidentMr Cheung Kwok KeungMr Cheng Chun Ping, JP

Hon. AuditorLi, Tong, Chen & Co.

Hon. Legal AdvisorMr Lau Kar Wah

YouthHon. DoctorDr. Lawrence Lai, JPDr. To Sau Ying

PresidentDr. Tong Yun Kai, SBS,MBE,DBA

Vice-PresidentDr Lam Kin MingMs Kam Kwok Fong

ChairmanMr Tong Wai Lun, MH JP

Vice-ChairmanMr Hsu Show Hoo, MBEDr Stephen S. M. WongMr Chan Chi Choi BBS

Hon. SecretaryMr Chau Yat Kwong

Hon. TreasurerMr Hsu Show Hoo, MBE

Executive CommitteeMr Cheng Wing KiMr Tsang Sing WahMr Lung Wing KwongMs Cheung King ChunMr Ma Kwai HoiMs Leung Chau WanMr Lau Kar WahMr He Yi Ming

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2 Youth Development2.1 2015/16 Elite Squad Training Programme

Date: Apr 2015 to Mar 2016Venue: Hong Kong Park, Pei Ho Street, Ma On Shan and Wai Tsuen Sports CentreNo. of Participant: 65Age: 11 to 14

2.2 2015/ 16 BOCHK Regional Squad Badminton Training ProgrammeDate: Apr 2015 to Mar 2016Venue: Hong Kong Park, Kowloon Park, Ngau Chi Wan, Pei Ho Street, Lai King,

Tai Wo, Tai Hing, Yuen Wo Road Sports CentreNo. of Participant: 168Age: 8 to 13

2.3 2015/16 Inter Region All Round CompetitionDate: 6, 13, 20, 27 March 2016Venue: Tsing Yi and Tsuen Wan West Sports CentreNo. of Participant: 250Age: 7 to 15

2.3 2015/ 16 Pre-Regional Squad Badminton Training ProgrammeDate: Apr 2015 to Mar 2016Venue: Tai Po Market and Lai Chi Kok Park Sports CentreNo. of Participant: 30Age: 8 to 13

2.4 2015/16 Young Athletes Badminton Training SchemeDate: Apr 2015 to Mar 2016Venue: Tin Shui Wai, Tsuen Wan West, Lung Sum Road, Hiu Kwong Street, Kwun

Chung, Sheung Wan, Wong Chok Hung and Ngau Chi Wan Sports CentreNo. of Participant: 280Age: 7 to 12

2.5 2015/16 Young Athletes Badminton Training Scheme – Assessment DayDate: 20 & 27 Feb 2016Venue: Tsuen Wan West Sports CentreNo. of Participant: 265Age: 7 to 12

2.6 2016/17 Young Athletes Badminton Training Scheme – Selection DayDate: 24 Jan & 14 Feb 2016Venue: Tsing Yi Sports CentreNo. of Participant: 1065Age: 7 to 12

2.7 2016 Bank of China (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Badminton (Award) Training Scheme -Bronze Award Training CourseDate: Jan to Mar 2016Venue: Lai Chi Kok Park, Boundary Street No.1, Kowloon City, Kowloon Bay, Wai

Tsuen and Tai Hing Sports CentreNo. of Participant: 139Age: 9 to 18

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2.8 2016 Bank of China (Hong Kong) Hong Kong Badminton (Award) Training Scheme –Star Award Assessment DayDate: 10 Jan 2016Venue: Tsing Yi Sports CentreNo. of Participant: 477Age: 6 or above

2.9 2016 Bank of China (Hong Kong) Badminton Ambassador School Roving DemonstrationSchool Roving Demonstration is organized by HKBA and sponsored by Bank of China (HongKong), including skills sharing and fun activity. Badminton ambassadors visited TWHGs MrsWu York Yu Memorial college on 8 March 2016 with total number of 136 students.

4. Coaching Course

Pre-Level 1 Coaching Course 2016 – Class AThis was a pre-requisite for Level 1 Coaching Courses. The course A was held from March to April2016. The Pre-Level 1 Coaching Course (total: 22 hours) included ten practical lessons and a finalexamination session. Each lesson was lasted for two hours. The numbers of participant are 26.

5. Overseas Tournament

5.1 Malaysia Masters 2016 (19 – 24 Jan 2016) 17 players5.2 China International Challenge 2016 (19 – 14 Jan 2016) 4 players5.3 Thailand Masters 2016 (8 - 13 Feb 2016) 16 players5.4 Asia Team Championships 2016 (15 – 21 Feb 2016) 17 players5.5 German Open 2016 (1 – 6 Mar 2016) 8 players5.6 Dutch Junior 2016 (2 – 6 Mar 2016) 6 players5.7 All England Open 2016 (8-13 Mar 2016) 8 players5.8 German Junior 2016 (10-13 Mar 2016) 6 players

Prepared by:SecretariatHong Kong Badminton Association Limited

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Activity Report for the period of January 2016 ~ March 2016 to the 369th Council Meeting of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee

of Hong Kong, China to be held on 22 March 2016 HIGHLIGHTS

Debutant Venus Stars Stormed to Phoenix Cup Title with Impressive Showing

Twelve teams including Australia, China, Guam, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong competed in Asia Insurance Phoenix Cup 2016 WBSC Hong Kong International Women’s Baseball Tournament on 19-21 February 2016. After slugging it out for four consecutive days on various baseball parks in Hong Kong, it has its worthy winner, as debutant Venus Stars

from Japan put on a clinic and took home the impressive Defenders Cup, generously handed out by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Hong Kong Allies head coach Au Wing-leung spoke about his general satisfaction on the team’s performance despite a fourth-place finish. “We have told the players prior to the start of the tournament that with all the personnel changes, it was going to be a very tough grind for them. Certainly tougher than the past.” Au said.

We are honored to have Mr. Yeung Tak Keung, Commissioner for Sports, as the officiating guest at the Opening Ceremony. The tournament is sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, title-sponsored by Asia Insurance, subvented by the Arts and Sport Development Fund (ASDF) of the Home Affairs Bureau and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, one of the listed events in the "Appreciate Hong Kong" Campaign.

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Hong Kong jumped 9 spots to world number 24

Baseball world rankings were released on 16 March 2016 by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.

PROGRAMME REPORTS

I. INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

NIL II. PROMOTION PROGRAMME 1. Baseball Promotion Scheme (2015/16) – Elementary Training Course is

enrolled now. Category 2017/17 Phase 3 Elementary (Apr-Jun 2016)No. of Class No. of ParticipantsTee-Ball (Age 5-8) 3 Under enrolment Children (Age 7-12) 4 Under enrolment Youth & Adult (Age 13 & above) 8 Under enrolment Women (Age 13 & above) 2 Under enrolment Total: 17

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2. School Sports Promotion (Jan-Mar 2016) Activity No. of

Class/Event

No. of Participants (Estimate) LCSD- Sport Demonstration 11 440 LCSD- Easy Sport Programme 4 120 LCSD- Outreaching Coach Programme (non-school team) 4 120 LCSD- Outreaching Coach Programme (school team) 3 90

Total: 22 770 3. Community Sports Club Project (Jan-Mar 2016) Activity No. of Organizer No. of Event Training Programme/Competition 9 13

1. Other Programme (Jan-Mar 2016)

Activity No. of Event Co-organized Event 0 III. LOCAL LEAGUE (2015/2016)

Division No. of Team No. of ParticipantsMen’s A-Grade 6 125 Men’s B-Grade 12 220 Men’s C-Grade 23 434 Women’s A-Grade 4 89 Women’s B-Grade 12 216 Kenko (Mixed) 14 244 Novice-Child 7 105 Novice-Youth & Adult 9 134 Novice-Women 3 43 Total: 90 1,610

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IV. HONG KONG TEAM PREPARATION TRAINING 1. Preparation for Phoenix Cup 2016 - Period: Jan 2016 ~ 18 Feb 2016 - Venue: Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground - No of Participants: Hong Kong Allies (national team) x 14 Hong Kong Bravo (development team) x 18

V. ELITE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

A. Local Training

1. Men's Baseball Elite Feeder System 2015-2016 年度香港男子棒球明日之星培訓計劃(第二期) - Target player: Age 13 & above - Period: Oct 2015 ~ Mar 2016 - Venue: Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground - No of Participants: 16 2. Women's Baseball 21U Elite Feeder System 2015-2016 年度香港女子棒球21U 梯隊精英培訓計劃(第二期) - Target player: Age 11~21 - Period: Oct 2015 ~ Mar 2016 - Venue: Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground - No of Participants: 26 3. Women Squad Training Programme 2015-2016 香港女子棒球精英持續培訓計劃 - Target player: Age 13 & above - Period: Oct 2015 ~ Mar 2016 - Venue: Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground / Lion Rock Park Baseball Field - No of Participants: Senior x 26, Youth x25 4. Men Squad Training Programme 2015-2016 香港男子棒球精英持續培訓計劃 - Target player: Age 13& above - Period: Oct 2015 ~ Mar 2016 - Venue: Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground / Lion Rock Park Baseball Field - No of Participants: Senior x 22, 18U x 24, 15U x 26

B. Overseas Training NIL

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VI. OFFICIALS TRAINING

WBSC Baseball Technical Officials Seminars

The Seminars including training for Umpire, Scoring (with Computer Scoring) and Technical Commissioner will be held in 25-28 March 2016 during Easter Holiday, it is organized by World Baseball Softball Confederation ("WBSC"), hosted by Hong Kong Baseball Association and subvented by Leisure and Cultural Services Department, local and overseas participants are welcome. Qualified candidates may be appointed as official in our Local International Events, for those with excellent performance may be appointed by WBSC as officials in Baseball World Cup. Level 1 (Elementary) Baseball Coach Certification Program (in English)

The programme, to be held on 24-28 March 2016, is designed for people who are currently coaching in baseball teams in the community or have an interest in baseball coaching to develop their knowledge with basic sports theory, team management skills, local rules and guidelines.

Instructors’ bio:

Peter Caliendo, former Team USA Coach, to deliver baseball specific;

Dr. Dennis Whitby, PhD in exercise and movement science, to give lesson on developing performance and coaches’ management;

Tom Summers, CSCS, ASCS, MSc to give training on Prevention and Treatment of Sports Injuries and Sports Nutrition and Health.

VII. OTHER ACTIVITIES / NEWS

Launching of Online Registration

The Hong Kong Baseball Association (HKBA) launched the online registration system on 18 March 2016, to provide a better services to our participants; with online registration, you can view program list, register for programs, check current registrations and view your account history online; further online services and English version coming soon. 2016-17 District Promotional Courses is now available, http://www.hkbaseball.org/login.php .

PONY Asia-Pacific Zone Meeting Dr. Felix Yip, our Chairman, attended the PONY Asia-Pacific Zone Meeting that was held at Fukuoka, Japan on January 15-18, 2016. To receive the reports from its member federations and determine the sites and dates of the 2016-2017 PONY Asia-Pacific Zone Tournaments and PONY World Series.

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BFA Executive Committee Meeting

Mr. Allan Mak, Secretary General of HKBA and Member-at-Large of Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) attended the BFA Executive Committee Meeting that was held on 22 February 2016 in Taipei. To discuss the Budget Plan of 2016 and coming BFA events in 2016-2017.

With the supporting from the member federations, HKBA successfully bid to host the inaugural BFA Women's Baseball Asian Cup in Hong Kong during summer time in 2017.

VIII. UPCOMING EVENT

Pilot Funding Scheme for Youth Sports Exchange (newly launched by Leisure and Cultural Services Department)

Hong Kong Baseball Association (HKBA) has been granted to organize "Pilot Funding Scheme for Youth Sports Exchange" during the coming Easter Holiday, registered squad players under regional/junior squad or Feeder System of HKBA are eligible to apply for selection:

a. Youth Women’s Baseball Japan Exchange Programme, 24-29 March, Tokyo, Japan, 15 players, 1 team manager, 1 coach

b. Exchange Programme between Hong Kong U23 Men Baseball and Taitung Chii Lih Coral Baseball Team, 23-29 March, Taitung, Taiwan, 26 players plus 3 oaches

Pre-tour briefing with the Men’s team and parents on 19 March 2016 in Sai Tso Wan. It is very encouraging to receive the message from Mr. Gordon Ip, Assistant Leisure Manager of LCSD, about the support to youth sports development.

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IX. PUBLICITY 1. Quarterly “RUN” The Issue No. 83 of Quarterly Magazine “RUN”, has been published in March 2016 with 2,500 copies, mailed to local schools, governing bodies and overseas baseball organizations; digital copy is available on HKBA’s website, Our Publication: http://www.hkbaseball.org/load.php?link_id=60900&lang_id=1 21 March 2016

香港智障人士體育協會 Hong Kong Sports Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability (Formerly HKSAM) 香港新界沙田瀝源社區會堂地下 2 室 Unit No.2, LG/F, Lek Yuen Community Hall, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong 電話 Tel：(852) 2697 3731 傳真 Fax：(852) 2601 2509 電郵 Email：adm@hksapid.org.hk

Report for the 369th Council Meeting of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China

22 March 2016

Local Event 40th HKSO Regional Athletic Meet – Region II It was subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and co-organized by Hong Kong Special Olympics at Wan Chai Sports Ground on 9/1/2016 with 828 athletes from 14 agency members. 40th HKSO Regional Athletic Meet – Region V It was subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and co-organized by Hong Kong Special Olympics at North District Sports Ground on 16/1/2016 with 658 athletes from 13 agency members. 40th HKSO Regional Athletic Meet – Region I It was subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and co-organized by Hong Kong Special Olympics at Kowloon Bay Sports Ground on 23/1/2016 with 544 athletes from 29 agency members. 40th HKSO Regional Athletic Meet – Region III It was subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and co-organized by Hong Kong Special Olympics at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground on 30/1/2016 with 551 athletes from 8 agency members. Indoor AT Training & Talent ID Workshop It was held at Hong Kong Sports Institute on 27/2/2016 with 29 participants. It focused on the teaching of indoor athletics and methods to select and develop talented athletes. 40th HKSO Ice Skating Competition It was subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and co-organized by Hong Kong Special Olympics at Festival Walk Glacier on 24,25/2 & 10/3/2016 with 111 athletes from 17 agency members. Seminar on Elite Training for Athletes with Intellectual Disability It was subvented by the Hong Kong Coaching Committee at Hong Kong Sports Institute on 12/3/2016 with 39 participants. The seminar focused on the latest information about the relationship between the sport anti-doping and biomechanics and trainings for elite ID athletes. 40th HKSO Badminton Competition It was subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and co-organized by Hong Kong Special Olympics at Shek Kip Mei Park Sports Centre on 24/2 & 9,11,16/3/2016 with 344 athletes from 23 agency members.

40th HKSO Snowshoeing Competition It was subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and co-organized by Hong Kong Special Olympics at Cafeteria New Beach on 2 & 18/3/2016 with 200 athletes from 15 agency members. Overseas Event INAS Asia Annual General Meeting, Thailand It was organized by INAS Asia in Bangkok, Thailand on 28-29/1/2016 and our Chairman (Secretary General of INAS Asia), Mr. Patrick CHAN and Vice Chairperson (Member at Large of INAS Asia), Mrs. Cecilia WONG attended the meeting to share and discuss the development of ID sport in INAS Asia. 2016 INAS Swimming Championships – Asia, Thailand Hong Kong Team comprising 1 coach, 1 staff and 7 athletes (5 male and 2 female) participated in the titled Championships held in Pathum Thani, Thailand on 30-31/1/2016. The swimming athletes were given opportunities to polish their skills in the Championships with ID athletes from 9 countries/regions. They achieved 3 gold, 4 silver and 4 bronze medals. 2016 INAS World Indoor Athletics Championships, Italy Hong Kong Team comprising 1 coach and 3 male athletes participated in the captioned Championships held in Ancona, Italy on 10-13/3/2016. The track and field athletes were given opportunities to polish their skills in the Championships with ID athletes over the world. Coming Local Event 21/4/2016 Samsung 59th Festival of Sport - Adaptive Games 24/4/2016 2016 Hong Kong Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics 15,28/4/2016 40th HKSO Floor Hockey Competition 12/4 & 4,6,10/5/2016 40th HKSO Table Tennis Competition *1,13/6/2016 40th HKSO Gymnastics Competition *5,13/7/2016 40th HKSO Swimming Competition Coming Overseas Event 8-10/4/2016 2016 IPC Athletics Grand Prix – Italian Open Championships 23-27/4/2016 British Para Swimming International Meet 2016 *9-12/6/2016 2016 ITTF PTT China Open *16-18/6/2016 2016 III. Para TT Open Ciutat del Prat * Tentative Prepared by Hong Kong Sports Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability

HKRU Report for SF&OC Council Meeting- to be presented by Kim Lam, Board member HKRU

The Hong Kong Rugby Union has had a very active half year. Importantly in early November, we

hosted the Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifier tournament at the HK Stadium. While it was a very

successful tournament with more than 20,000 people attending, unfortunately both of our men’s

and women’s teams failed to qualify. The Men were beaten in the final by Japan and the women,

where there was an additional knock-out tournament in Tokyo two weeks later, also were beaten

and took fourth place.

This is not necessarily the end for both of our teams as there is a repachage tournament for the men

in Monaco on June 18th this year and for the women another opportunity in Dublin on June 25th.

On Feb 6th in association with a French sports agency, we managed a very successful International

15s match between Racing 92 from France and the Highlanders from New Zealand at Siu Sai Wan

Stadium. These teams were the champions in their respective hemisphere international

competitions. It was also the first time that we had been able to conduct a rugby match at the Siu Sai

Wan Stadium and it proved to be a very suitable venue.

On the domestic scene, we have just completed the annual 15s season which was one of our most

successful ever with a record number of players participating in rugby over the normal 5-month

season. Also, we have conducted the last of our mini festivals for 2015/2016 and gained a record

number of children participating with more than 6,000 young players involved.

With the domestic season completed, we now move into the regional 15s season where the men will

compete home and away to Japan and Korea in the Asian Rugby Championship and the women will

compete in a similar competition against Japan and Kazakhstan.

Clearly our focus for the next month is on the Hong Kong Sevens tournament. Again we host the 16

core teams of the HSBC World Sevens Series and in addition, we host a 12 team qualifying

tournament where the winner joins next season’s 16 core teams on the 10-city international

tournament. We have also developed a free smartphone app which can be downloaded from the

Apple store.

Again, there is very strong interest in our Sevens and the stadium is completely sold out.

We are pleased to advise that we have had very good communication with the Home Affairs

Bureau’s consultants regarding the proposed Kai Tak Stadium. Our CEO has also met with Brian

Stevenson to further outline the HKRU’s best options for the new sport precinct.

港協暨奧委會理事會會議－香港欖球總會報告，由香港欖球總會董事局成員林鄺蘭香代表宣

讀

香港欖球總會度過了充實的半年。過去的 11月，我們於香港大球場主辦了亞洲七人欖球奧運

外圍賽。是次賽事吸引逾 20000人入場支持，可惜香港男女子隊均失落奧運資格。香港男子

隊打入決賽，惟不敵日本隊，與奧運資格只有一步之遙；而女子隊於東京的外圍賽第二站賽事

亦宣告落敗，取得第四名。

不過，港隊仍有機會登上奧運舞台，男女子組別將奮力出戰奧運外圍賽復活賽（奧運次輪外圍

賽），爭逐奧運最後入場券。男子組比賽將於本年 6月 18日假摩納哥舉行，而女子組賽事則

於 6月 25日於都柏林上演。

於 2月 6日，欖總與法國體育機構合作，於小西灣運動場上成功舉辦一場精采絕倫的國際十

五人欖球賽事。來自法國的 Racing 92及新西蘭的 Highlanders分別為南北半球的冠軍人馬，今

次短兵相接，戰況當然激烈，可觀性高。今次同樣是欖總首次使用小西灣運動場作為比賽場地，

亦證實場地合宜。

在本地球賽上，年度十五人欖球球季已告圓滿結束。過去五個月，參賽的球員人數突破新高，

標誌賽季的成功。本年的小型欖球節亦已完結，可喜的是小型欖球的球員參與人數同樣再創高

峰，2015/2016年度數字突破 6,000，成績有目共睹。

隨著本地球季結束，十五人欖球球季將進入地區賽事的階段。男子隊將赴日本及南韓參加亞洲

欖球錦標賽，而女子組亦將出戰類似賽事，對手為日本及哈薩克。

明顯地，我們下月的焦點將為一年一度的香港國際七人欖球賽。與往年一樣，今年我們繼續邀

請 16隊種籽隊抵港角逐「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」；同時， 亦有 12支隊伍將參加「外圍

隊組別」，賽事脫穎而出的冠軍人馬將能躋身種籽隊伍，晉升為來季 16支種籽隊之一，競逐

「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」十個站的賽事。

今年，大眾仍然熱切期待香港國際七人欖球賽，門票已經悉數售罄，大球場將再度全院滿座。

最後，我們很高興欖總與民政事務局就擬議啟德大球場的顧問團隊已建立良好溝通關係。我們

的行政總裁已會見施文信先生，為香港欖球總會於新體育園區的發展計劃作進一步勾勒建議，

叫人期待。