No. 3 URL – http://www.hksdb.org.hk October 1998 Directory of NSAs in Hong Kong Up-to-date information technology ensures An updated version of the directory of not only efficient and cost-effective National Sports Associations in Hong Kong was management for NSAs, but also provides the published and delivered to the sports winning edge over other contenders worldwide community in early October. With a to maintain quality services. comprehensive list of contacts of all major stakeholders in Hong Kong sport, including the Research Highlights SDB, ASF&OC, the NSAs, and other district sports bodies, users can easily identify the With an increase in public awareness and names and titles of officials and staff for the participation in sports, the idea of sports injury individual organisations. receives more and more concerns from the general public. To review the pattern and Facility Charges for NSAs causes of sports injuries, the SDB commissioned the Department of Physical Despite the increase in maintenance cost of Education of the Baptist University to a sports facilities at the Sports Institute and the Sports injury study in school settings. House, the SDB has not only decided to freeze rates for most of the training and meeting It was reported that about 60 per cent of the facilities this year, but offered the NSAs, the injuries are not serious and was confined to most frequent users, special discounts up to sprain, abrasion and strain. Improper, 30% off for accommodation and catering insufficient or lack of warm-up are the common services at the Sports Institute. (Please call the causes in most cases. By prescribing specific Sports Residence at 2681 6200 or the Catering stretching and strengthening exercise on Manager at 2681 6198 for details.) Achilles tendon, hamstring muscle and quadriceps muscle, the above injuries could be The Board’s new facility rates were effective prevented. A research highlight has been sent on 1 September. For copies of the new rates, to the NSAs. please call 2681 6888 (Sports Institute) or 2504 8504 (Sports House). Draft Youth Sports Policy IT support to NSAs The Youth Sports Policy, initiated by the SDB, aims at providing guidelines for youth The upgrade of both computer hardware and sports development in Hong Kong as well as software for NSAs located at the Sports House enhancing coordination among organisations is in progress. Phase I of the project has concerned. Upon completion of the first draft already been completed for 20 NSAs. Systems paper on the policy, inputs from NSAs are of the remaining 20 NSAs will be upgraded in cordially invited. The draft paper on the policy Phase II, which is expected to be completed in was sent to the associations in early October. As October. a major promoter of sport to the youth, NSAs’ SPORTS BULLETIN 體訊 comments to the draft policy are most welcome. All the activities have been specially designed Please forward your views to us before 15 by NSAs to cater the interests and needs of November 1998. For details, please contact school teachers and students. NSAs that are Emmy Wong at 2504 8568. interested in promoting a different perspective of their sports to schools through this taster programme may contact Derek Choi (2504 8563) SportEd Programme or Angel Yip (2504 8539). To broaden the knowledge of teachers and Family and Sports Campaign students in sports, a SportEd Programme under the Hongkong Telecom GO!SPORT umbrella With the support of six NSAs including the has been introduced by the SDB. Activities in Hong Kong Badminton Association, Hong Phase I of the programme have been scheduled Kong Basketball Association, Hong Kong Ruby in November. Eight sport-specific activities on Football Union, Hong Kong Squash and Hong windsurfing, rowing, ice-skating, underwater, Kong Table Tennis Association, a “Meet the badminton, basketball, cycling, and roller- Squad and Sports Challenge Day” was held at skating will be offered to participants. Another the Sports Institute on 26 September 1998. Over part of the programme will focus on general two hundred participants from fifty families sport theory. Ideas on how to select toured around the facilities at the Shatin training appropriate sports gears will be covered in this complex before challenging the skills of a group phase. of elite athletes. Results Update Macau Asia Triathlon Championship 13 Sept 1998, Macau Triathlon Name of athlete Category Time Position Lee Chi Wo* Male Open 2:01’11.19” 2nd/56 Con O’Kelly* Male Open 2:02’15.47” 4th/56 Lam Ka Kin* Male Open 2:04’56.40” 6th/56 Ian Rayson* Male Open 2:05’46.54” 7th/56 Chow How Kai* Male Open 2:06’27.90” 9th/56 Andrew Partick Male Open 2:07’46.50” 10th/56 Wong Ping Hong* Male Open 2:14’12.24” 17th/56 Tang King Man* Male Open 2:14’39.16” 18th/56 Luke Wimbush Male Open 2:16’26.86” 20th/56 Yip Tung Nei* Male Open 2:17’07.39” 21st/56 Lee Man Hung* Male Open 2:17’14.26” 22nd/56 Nicole Budd Female Open 2:17’36.67” 23rd/56 Fung Wai Man* Female Open 2:20’03.49” 24th/56 Tang Chun Wai* Male Open 2:21’58.10” 25th/56 Cheng Mo Lam Male Open 2:24’14.28” 31st/56 Lau Cheuk Chi* Female Open 2:28’13.42” 35th/56 Herb Mitters Male Open 2:28’23.47” 36th/56 Chan Chun Man Male Open 2:32’24.43” 40th/56 Simon Lau Male Open 2:32’29.10” 42nd/56 Tong Carlay* Female Open 2:33’13.09” 44th/56 Anka Sroka Female Open 2:34’56.42” 46th/56 Chiu Sou Sang Male Open 2:37’36.96” 51st/56 Adrian Halkes Male Open 2:38’04.00” 52nd/56 Nigel Wightman Male Open 2:41’07.38” 53rd/56 Ian Brownlee Male Open 2:43’32.93” 56th/56 2 SPORTS BULLETIN 體訊 ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup 20 Sept 1998, Murakami Triathlon Name of athlete Category Time Position Lee Chi Wo Elite Men 01:59’06” 28th/55 Bangkok International Judo Championships 98 16-21 Sept 98, Bangkok Judo Name of athlete Event Round Opponent Position Tsang Pui Shan W-48kg 1st Lost to Nuanchan Tangprapassorn (THA) 2nd Lost to Hing My Linh (VIE) 5th/6 Tse Lai Yee W-52kg 1st Lost to Roongtawan Jindasing (THA) 2nd Beat Mou Son Cheng (Macau) 3rd/7 Yuen Yuk Hei M-60kg 1st Lost to Charnchai Suksuwan (THA) 2nd Beat Chong Ka Lok (Macau) 3rd Lost to Thiti Larpanant (THA) 5th/7 Tai Kwong Yee M-66kg 1st Lost to Bhupinder Singh (IND) 2nd Beat Chong Ka Weng (Macau) 3rd Beat Emir Reyes (PHI) 3rd/8 1998 FISA World Rowing Championship 6-13 Sept 98, Cologne Rowing Name of athlete Event Round Time Position Ng, Fenella* Women Lightweight Singles Heat 7’59.01” 3rd Repechage 8’46.04” 2nd Semi-Final 8’22.04” 3rd Final A 7’59.60” 6th Tse, Michael* Men Singles Heat 7’29.96” 6th Repechage 8’03.63” 5th Semi-Final 7’32.47” 6th Final D 7’24.05” 5th Lo Sing Yan*/Lui Kam Chi* Men Lightweight Doubles Heat 7’38.17” 5th Repechage 7’24.51” 3rd Semi-Final 6’55.46” 4th Final E 7’01.28” 1st Chau Fung Yau* Men Lightweight Singles Heat 7’29.17” 4th Repechage 8’02.55” 3rd Semi-Final 7’39.06” 3rd Final D 7’29.32” 6th 1998 GRAYS Australian Junior Squash Championships 25-28 Sept 98, Hobart Squash Name of athlete Event Round Opponent Result Roger Ngan Boys Aged 19 1st Luke Hillier (NSW) 3:2 2nd Anthony Ricketts (NSW) 0:3 3rd Yen Ka Ho (HK) 2:3 4th Jason Wolff (SA) 1:3 (Finished 15th/21) 5th Finian Kennedy (ACT) 3:1 Yan Ka Ho * Boys Aged 19 2nd Adam Patterson (VIC) 2:3 3rd Roger Ngan (HK) 3:2 4th James Hunt (VIC) 1:3 (Finished 12th/21) 5th Brad Hindle (QLD) 1:3 Adrian Fong* Boys Aged 19 2nd Finian Kennedy (ACT) 3:0 3rd Shane Doherty (NSW) 2:3 4th Geoff Sanders (WA) 1:3 (Finished 8th/21) 5th Adam Patterson (VIC) 1:3 3 SPORTS BULLETIN 體訊 1998 GRAYS Australian Junior Squash Championships (cont’d) Squash Name of athlete Event Round Opponent Result So Pak Hei Boys Aged 15 1st Cameron Cassidy (NT) 3:0 2nd Ryan Smith (SA) 3:2 3rd David Bruton (VIC) 0:3 4th Steven Fintsis (QLD) 0:3 (Finished 8th/29) 5th Jhie Gough (NSW) 1:3 Dick Lau Boys Aged 13 2nd Luke Forster (QLD) 3:0 3rd Aaron Frankcomb (TAS) 0:3 4th Matthew Karwalski (NSW) 3:0 (Finished 5th/22) 5th Kim Lee Wong (MAL) 3:1 Chiu Ho Ming Boys Aged 13 2nd Danny Lane (NSW) 3:0 3rd Matthew Karwalski (NSW) 3:2 4th Aaron Frankcomb (TAS) 0:3 (Finished 4th/22) 5th Scott Arnold (NSW) 0:3 Choi Tung Yin Boys Aged 13 2nd Alasdair Allen (WA) 3:0 3rd Kim Lee Wong (MAL) 3:0 4th Scott Arnold (NSW) 3:0 (Finished 2nd/22) 5th Aaron Frankcomb (TAS) 2:3 Akanksha Hazari Girls Aged 15 1st Jenna Varcoe (WA) 3:0 2nd Erin Stephens (NSW) 3:2 3rd Amelia Pittock (VIC) 0:3 4th Karen Lau (HK) 0:3 (Finished 8th/25) 5th Teng Ooieng (MAL) 2:3 Karen Lau Girls Aged 15 1st Cherise Bell (VIC) 3:0 2nd Danielle Davis (SA) 3:0 3rd Lisa Camilleri(QLD) 1:3 4th Akanksha Hazari (HK) 3:0 (Finished 5th/25) 5th Georgina Davis (NSW) 3:2 Sydney Harbour Regatta 17-27 Sept 98, Sydney Wind- surfing Name of athlete Event Penalty Points Position Lee Lai Shan* Mistral-Women 36 4th/16 Wong Tak Sum* Mistral-Men 128 16th/25 14th ABC Championship for Junior Women 13-20 Sept 98, Tokushima Basketball Name of team Opponent Result Hong Kong India 54:53 China 30:119 Philippines 59:38 Chinese Taipei 41:98 Uzbekistan 59:62 (Finished 7th/12) Sri Lanka 57:49 98’ adidas Streetball Challenge World Championship 13-14 Sept 98, Paris Basketball Name of team Opponent Result Hong Kong (Wingling) Holland 16:9 Russia 14:15 Lebanon 11:16 Poland 6:8 Spain 11:14 Hungary 13:8 (Finished 13th/30) Switzerland 16:15 4 SPORTS BULLETIN 體訊 98’ Asian Professional Basketball League 21-23 Aug 98, Dongguan & Puning Basketball Name of team Opponent Result Regal, Hong Kong S.K.