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Chan Kin-wa

The Basketball Association will set up a new 3x3 league with the target of securing top tier support from the Sports Institute, Hong Kong’s elite training centre.
Association chairman Norman Chan Shui-tim said the 3x3 game would be their new focus as it better suits their athletes.
“The 3x3 basketball requires more individual skills from players including their speed and shooting power, whereas the traditional 5-a-side game relies more on height and team strategy,” the chief said at a media briefing on Thursday.
“It will be easier for us to select quality players for the miniature game rather than a team of five for traditional basketball.
“Also, both the Asian Games and Olympic Games now feature 3x3 basketball which can be our targets for qualification if we can make it a top-tier programme at the Sports Institute.”

Chan said 3x3 basketball can also utilise street venues, creating a good atmosphere in urban settings which fits the environment of Hong Kong, which also successfully hosted a leg of the Fiba 3x3 2022 World Tour in November.
“We can see street basketball is very popular in urban cities as it can attract people to stop and watch,” Chan said. “Many organisers make it like a carnival. We should follow the same pattern and make it an interesting game in Hong Kong.”
With full support from the government including financial backing, Chan said they planned to kick off the new league in June and complete it the following month, before the start of the traditional five-a-side season in July.
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All 88 member clubs under the association will each have to enter men’s and women’s teams, which will make up two divisions for each category.
“We will run 3x3 game clinics for all the clubs after the Lunar New Year as they may find the rules and requirements a bit different from the traditional game, but we are confident they can adapt to it very soon and very well,” he said.
“We will also select players from the new league to represent Hong Kong and if they can achieve good results in international competitions, we may be able to secure tier A support from the Sports Institute which can help us further develop the game.”
Chan confirmed they would be sending a 3x3 team to the delayed Asian Games in Hangzhou in September, and those who perform well in the new league will also be considered for selection.

Meanwhile, the basketball chief said they would follow the Olympic Committee’s request to add China into the name of the association, with the change having to be made by July.
He said they were still waiting for more details from Fiba and the Chinese Basketball Association regarding China’s last two World Cup qualifying games, which are set to take place in Hong Kong next month.
China played all three of their previous home games overseas because of Covid-19 restrictions, and the Fiba website said their remaining home games against Iran and Kazakhstan will take place at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre on February 23 and 26 respectively.
The venue is the only facility in Hong Kong that meets the requirements for international competitions, with one fixed spectator stand of 938 seats and one retractable stand of 970 seats.
China haves already qualified for August’s finals from group F, along with Australia and hosts Japan.


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Team HK at a press conference ahead of the Fiba 3x3 World Tour event. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

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Eastern team captain Adam Xu in action.

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Miniature game will become a main focus of Basketball Association as they look to secure tier A status at Sports Institute
Basketball chief Norman Chan Shui-tim confirms they will follow Olympic Committee’s request to add ‘China’ into name by July


Basketball Association chief also confirms they will follow Olympic Committee’s request to add ‘China’ into organisation’s official name.


Hong Kong to launch 3x3 basketball league in June with association to add ‘China’ into official name

Miniature game will become a main focus of Basketball Association as they look to secure tier A status at Sports Institute Basketball chief Norman Chan Shui-tim confirms they will follow Olympic Committee’s request to add ‘China’ into name by July

Miniature game will become a main focus of Basketball Association as they look to secure tier A status at Sports Institute

Basketball chief Norman Chan Shui-tim confirms they will follow Olympic Committee’s request to add ‘China’ into name by July