Chloris Li from South Island School
Pui Ching and Elegantia Top Inaugural Inter-Secondary Schools Tournament The inaugural Inter-Secondary Schools Golf Tournament, organised by the Hong Kong Golf Association and sponsored by the Hong Kong Golf Club, concluded successfully at the historic Old Course on 14 May. Photography by Daniel Wong
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ui Ching Middle School won the school team award, with student Sum Sze-hang taking t h e c h a mpio n sh ip f o r t h e Boys’ Grade A section. The Girls’ Grade A title went to Liu Lok-in of Elegantia College. Sum Sze Hang of Pui Ching Midd le School, Julius Frederik Kubisz of Discovery Bay International School and Siddhartha S o m a n i o f Ho n g Ko n g I nt e r n a t io n a l School won the Boys’ Grade A, B and C sections, respectively. While Liu Lok-in of Elegantia College, Ulyssa Fung of ESF Discovery College and Adele Liu of Hong Kong I nternational School claimed t he championships for the Girls’ Grade A, B and C sections. Pui Ching Middle School (Team 1), Discovery College and Hong Kong International School (Team 2) won
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the School Team Awards for Grade A, B and C, respectively. A total of 79 students from 20 schools to ok pa r t i n t he one - d ay tou r na ment as part of the HKGA and HKGC’s ongoing efforts to promote golf and nurture talented young golfers. HKGA are working t o g e t h e r h a n d i n h a n d w i t h H KG C (Fanling) to launch a host of initiatives in support of t he f irst Inter-Secondar y Schools Golf Tournament, inspiring young golfers through exchanges with the HK junior squad, seeking collaboration with gol f bra nd s to sponsor gol f clubs a nd equipment, and supporting schools with training facilities and expertise. HKGA estimates that there are about 60,000 golfers in Hong Kong according to data collected from various sources. To further promote golf, HKGA organises a ‘Golf for Schools’ programme in which 500 students learn to play golf each year. HKGA sees the Inter-Secondary Schools Golf Tournament, open to all secondary schools with support from the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation, a very good platform for promoting golf to secondary school students city-wide.
Cyrus Lee from Hong Kong International School
The prize giving ceremony
Pui Ching Middle School (Team 1) won the School Team Award for Grade A. Inara Sharma from Hong Kong Academy
Vivien Mok from Renaissance College
Fo r m o r e i nf o r m a t i o n a b o ut t he Int e r Secondary Schools Golf Tournament, please visit www.hkga.com/eng/events/20180514. aspx?p=l For f ur ther details about the H KG AH KGC initiatives, please visit www.hkga. com/eng/news/20180130.aspx
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