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Hong Kong to host LIV Golf League event next year, club confirms, while calling for site taken back by authorities to be used for sport again

  • Hong Kong Golf Club confirms city will host Saudi-backed event next March
  • ‘We just hope the government does not take away golf courses,’ club captain says, month after authorities open public park at 32-hectare site

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A redevelopment plan involving a portion of land taken back from the Hong Kong Golf Club has become a source of controversy. Photo: Dickson Lee

The private Hong Kong Golf Club has confirmed it will host a Saudi-backed tournament next year, as it called on the government to allow people to play the sport on a section of the city’s oldest course now used as a public park.

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Club captain Andy Kwok Wing-leung issued the call on Tuesday as he hailed local golfers’ unprecedented success after winning gold and bronze medals at the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Kwok was referring to Taichi Kho’s victory in the individual men’s golf on Sunday, before the gold medallist joined Matthew Cheung, Jason Hak and Terrence Ng in taking home bronze in the team category.

“Given the good result, we hope that the government can provide better support. We don’t expect the government to build more world-class golf courses,” Kwok said. “We just hope the government does not take away golf courses.”

Kwok also confirmed Hong Kong would be one of the locations for the LIV Golf League tournament next March, as exclusively reported by the Post last month, describing the event as a platform for showcasing the city’s soft power. Arrangements for the event were still being discussed with authorities, he added.
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