Thor, Fred Flintstone and whoopee cushions star as Hong Kong Football Club hosts fancy dress squash tournament in support of Operation Santa Claus

More than 180 players take part in annual event in which contestants shun sports clothing in favour of wacky outfits, raising HK$257,630 this year so far

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(Left to right) Jake Frith, nine, Aidan Yuen Tsz-long, eight, Luca Bonval, seven, Zachary Bonval, eight, at the Wing Ding Squash Tournament, Happy Valley. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Published: 9:00am, 2 Dec 2019Updated: 9:00am, 2 Dec 2019

Thor and Fred Flintstone took to the court as squash players swung into action to raise money for those in need.

Donning fancy dress, adults and children battled it out at Hong Kong Football Club in the Wing Ding Squash Charity Tournament on November 23.

Among the more eccentric costumes were human-sized whoopee cushions, in celebration of the retro prank device.

They competed at the annual match held at the club’s squash courts in Happy Valley in support of Operation Santa Claus, the fundraising campaign organised by the South China Morning Post and public broadcaster RTHK.

There was a party spirit at the Wing Ding Squash Tournament again this year. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

The Wing Ding tournament, which takes its name partly from Yuen Kam-wing, a disabled staff member of the squash centre who died in 1998, has been staged at the club every year since 2003, with the facilities provided free of charge.

Stephen Gollop, who chairs the squash section’s charity subcommittee, said 182 players had taken part in the event this year. “This is the biggest number we’ve ever had,” he said.