[2017年11月3日，香港]：香港隊主帥莊保羅(Paul John)挑選多名新丁參加本週末的「新加坡木球會國際七人欖球賽」(Singapore Cricket Club International Rugby Sevens) ，香港將以「香港龍隊」名義出戰這項邀請賽並且不會派遺多名大港腳赴會。 莊氏已在今夏的「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」試用5名新人，港隊在3站中兩度晉身決賽，並取得總成績第二名和「七人欖球世界盃」入場劵，這些證明了此舉亦成效顯著。 「新加坡木球會國際七人欖球賽」的分組形勢將容後公佈，但這賽事向來吸引多支國家隊以「影子隊」身份寓賽於操，莊氏預料今次很可能遇上斐濟和瑞典的好手。 他說: 「我們收到邀請卡後便毫不猶疑地答應了。我認為早前挑選的港隊陣容能在未來兩年有一番作為，所以我們積極拓闊球隊深度，這樣能為大港腳帶來良性競爭和培育接班人。」 今次新加坡的參賽陣容中，美爾斯(Chris Maize) 、韋馬克(Mark Wright)和鄧家暉(Calvin Hunter)屬有經驗之輩，還有4名在今年9月參加了「世界青年欖球盃」(World Rugby Junior Trophy)的20歲以下青年軍。 美爾斯將在莊保羅督軍下首次擔任隊長，莊氏欣賞美爾斯的積極態度並道: 「他是這名單中較具經驗的球員之一，他具有領袖才能，而且往往在開球戰術和界外球搶佔優勢。」「他在我上任期間表現穩定，固此我認為他值得戴上隊長臂章。」 4名20歲以下青年軍中包括港青隊長馬克高貝治(Mark Coebergh) 、占士卡頓(James Karton) 、雅培特(Jack Abbott)和丹馬克(Max Denmark) ，丹馬克更在「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」斯里卡站初嘗大港腳滋味。 他們將與前20歲以下青年軍史戴爾斯(Hugo Stiles)攜手上陣，該名前港青已在早前的「亞洲十五人欖球錦標賽」成為大港腳之列。 莊保羅續說: 「這是所有青年軍磨練和爭取表現的契機，教練團此行亦可更了解他們的能耐和觀察所有球員的表現。」「入選的球員皆刻苦地練習多月，這次是他們的回報和對他們的成長很重要。雖然你能在訓練中從隊友身上學習，但落場比賽的收獲將更豐。」 同樣是前港青的拿當尼(Alessandro Nardoni) 、 靴貝特(Liam Herbert)和郭柏雅也榜上有名，眾人要積極爭取表現，力求對教練團留下深刻印象，增加入選明年港隊頻繁賽程包括「國泰航空/滙豐香港國際七人欖球賽」、「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」新加坡站和夏天的「七人欖球世界盃」的機會。 今趟新加坡之旅是港隊2017年的最後海外比賽，但港隊已部署明年首季參加斐濟和婆羅洲的賽事以及山東集訓之行。 「新加坡木球會國際七人欖球賽」香港隊名單 美爾斯(隊長) , 韋馬克, 鄧家暉, 郭柏雅, 史戴爾斯, 馬克高貝治, 拿當尼, 丹馬克, 雅培特, 靴貝特, 荷維斯(Tomos HOWELLS), 占士卡頓 Information and photo source : Elite Step Asia / HKRU

[2017年11月2日，香港]：「先機國際男子欖球超級聯賽」本週六分別由九龍欖球會(九龍)和Natixis香港足球會(港會)上演「中游大戰」，而彭博香港蘇格蘭人欖球隊(蘇格蘭人)和Herbert Smith Freehills 香港木球會(木球會)爆發「榜尾大戰」，兩場賽事均於下午4時30分開賽。 今晚會由開季4勝1敗排榜首的法興銀行華利欖球會(華利)迎戰次席的Borrelli Walsh三軍會猛虎欖球會(猛虎)，賽事將於晚上7時45分在跑馬地鳴笛。 兩支下游球隊蘇格蘭人及木球會本輪相遇，雙方也希望以勝仗擺脫榜尾，力爭上游。木球會教頭(Brett Wilkinson)放眼球隊能夠重回正軌，在有「The Rock」之稱的蘇格蘭人主場爭取二連勝。 他說：「防守成為球隊現時的缺陷，儘管每仗能夠有不俗的得分，但防守經常出現漏洞令我們未能取得而回，我們需要加強及集中防守，才能有好成績。」 港會賽前錄得兩連敗，令開季三連勝的港會已跌落第三名，主帥比爾尼(Phil Bailey)期望球隊可以及時反彈，維持爭標機會。 他道：「聯賽即將因國際賽檔期休息兩週，期間香港將舉行『富豪酒店超級國家盃2017』，我希望己方可以在休息前追趕華利和猛虎。」 「球隊今季比較慢熱，往往在比賽初段未能集中被對手得分，我們必需改善此問題才可繼續踏上爭標路。」 聯賽榜首兩名球隊於本輪硬碰，雙方也全力爭取在國際賽檔期前坐穩龍頭之位。 Information and photo source : Elite Step Asia / HKRU

November 2, 2017: Former PGA TOUR player David Lutterus of Australia eagled the par-5 18th to post a 6-under-par 64 and hold a one-stroke lead after the first round of the PGA TOUR-China’s Clearwater Bay Open at The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club. Chinese amateur Cheng Jin, who won the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship at this venue, also eagled 18 to lie one behind Lutterus and join New Zealander Campbell Rawson on 5-under, two ahead of Thailand’s Gunn Charoenkul and Josh Munn of New Zealand. Yuxin Lin, 17, won the Asia-Pacific Amateur in Wellington, New Zealand, on Sunday to earn invitations to the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship next year. Lin followed up with a 68 to share sixth place with four others. American Jon McLean recorded the first hole-in-one of the event when he aced the 164-yard 14th hole on his way to a 73. The 6-foot 5-inch Lutterus – who also had seven birdies and three bogeys – played all but four events on the first three years of PGA TOUR-China and said he was happy to be back in Hong Kong, having tied for fifth at the 2016 Clearwater Bay Open. “I’ve played well at this place, and I love this course. The eagle was a little unexpected. I can’t remember my last eagle, so it was a great way to finish. It can be a very tough tee shot on 18, but the wind died down a little bit so I got lucky,” said the Adelaide-born Lutterus, who played on the PGA TOUR in 2008 and 2010 and has lived in the U.S. for seven of the last 10 years. “It was a good day. My driving was good, and my short game was good but my irons were terrible, actually. But if you drive it well and putt well, you’re usually going to score well,” Lutterus explained. Jin played with Lin and Hong Kong No. 1 Jason Hak (75), two groups behind Lutterus, and he drew close to the leader when he also eagled the par-5 18th. The 19-year-old – who remains the only amateur to win on PGA TOUR-China – is on a good run of form after finishing fifth in last week’s Asia-Pacific Amateur, two years after winning the title at Clearwater Bay to earn a place in the 2016 Masters. “Five-under, I’ll take it. I just like this place. I putted really well,” said Jin, who is a sophomore at the University of Southern California. Jin was even par after an up-and-down first nine. He then birdied 11 and had a hat-trick of birdies from 13 before a bogey-eagle finish. “I think 13 was my turning point. I hit it left and thought I might have lost it. It barely stayed in, and it was a really bad lie, but I hit a good shot to 10 feet, made the putt and went birdie-birdie after that. “Hole 17 was a little disappointing, but 18 was good. I didn’t start that hot, but the back nine was good. I’m happy,” he added. Jin was also full of praise for his young compatriot, who wasn’t as hot on the greens but showed his power off the tee. “Yuxin’s playing great,” Jin said. “He didn’t make any putts, and he still shot 2-under. Last time I played with him, I was outdriving him and now he’s hitting it past me. It’s amazing how he improved. I’m happy for him.” Jin couldn’t remember exactly when the pair last played a competitive round together, but Lin had no problem with his memory. “Two years in Nomura Cup,” Lin said. “It’s a different game now. He hits it far – not as far as me, but he hits it far, for sure. Cheng putted pretty well today, so I need to ask him how he made all the putts. “This course definitely fits me, and I had tonnes of birdie chances. I’m hitting it really well, same as last week. My short game is actually pretty good as well. It’s just the putting.” Lin, who is home-schooled in Beijing, will play in the Masters in five months’ time following his life-changing victory last week but is currently focused on bettering his tie for 59th in last year’s Clearwater Bay Open when he finished as top amateur. “It’s really exciting at the moment. It’s such an honour to make it to the Masters. Not a lot of golfers get to play the Masters, even some guys on Tour, so I’m just really proud of myself and I really want to enjoy the process.” On both Saturday and Sunday (12.30-3.30 p.m.), the third and fourth rounds of the Clearwater Bay Open will be broadcast live in Hong Kong on Now Sports 3 (Channel 684) and the Travel Channel in China and will stream live on Sina.com and iQiyi.com. Live scoring: http://pgatourserieschina.com/…/sch…/the-clearwater-bay-open Information and photo source : i3 Sports / Clearwater Bay Open

[2017年11月2日，香港] —「2017國際汽聯香港電訊電動方程式賽車錦標賽」將於2017 年12 月2 及3 日（星期六及日）於中環新海濱舉行，主辦機構Formula Electric Racing (Hong Kong) 今天聯同香港警察及運輸署舉行傳媒簡報會，公佈與賽事有關的臨時交通安排。 「香港電訊電動方程式」賽事今年再度在香港舉行，大會繼續選用中環新海濱的主要道路，以展現香港著名的維多利亞港景色。這條全長1.86公里的市區賽道，由龍和道、民耀街及耀星街等街道組成，賽道途經國際金融中心、香港摩天輪、天星碼頭及香港大會堂等主要地標，盡覽香港的繁榮大都會的特色。 Formula Electric Racing (Hong Kong) 行政總裁方仁傑先生說：「由於今屆香港站將以雙賽事形式舉行，賽道須於12月2日星期六早上七時起開放予選手練習，因此大會將在12月1日星期五稍為提早至晚上九時開始全面封路，以確保有足夠時間完成設置整條賽道。」 方先生續稱：「大會汲取了上屆賽事的經驗，今年的賽道鋪設工程將會更有效率，並以減低封路對道路使用者、行人及附近大廈人士的影響為大前題，作出交通和行人臨時改道的安排。特別值得一提的是，今次在中環碼頭附近的小巴及的士站在賽事期間將會維持服務，盡量照顧渡輪服務使用人士的需要。」 賽事期間中環新海濱附近的道路封閉（12月1日至4日） 大會須於2017 年12 月1 日晚上9 時至2017 年12 月4 日早上5 時15分期間封閉部份中環新海濱的道路，包括民光街、民祥街、民耀街、龍和道的部份路段，以及耀星街全段，此範圍內的行車道、地面行人路及部分行人過路線均會同時封閉，作為臨時賽道。大會已建議以下替代路線以供車輛及行人使用： 賽區以西的臨時交通改道安排 • 車長7米以下的車輛駛入中環碼頭須使用民光街（近林士街），逾7米的車輛（巴士除外）將不可進入民光街。 • 介乎民吉街及民輝街之民光街改為雙向行車。 • 車輛從民寶街須在現有掉頭處往金融街離開。 • 在民祥街近民吉街的支路，將會由現時單向北行改為單向南行。從金融街的車輛，如車長逾11米(除專利巴士外)，將不可進入民祥街東行，並須在上述支路離開往干諾道中。 • 從民祥街西行的車輛，如車長逾11米，將不可在現時民祥街交通燈路口轉右往民祥街東行。 • 民吉街與民祥街東行的路口將對一般駕駛人士封閉。11米或以下的車輛，如欲從民吉街前往國際金融中心或機場快線停車場， 須改經干諾道中東行、民耀街北行、民祥街西行、掉頭往民祥街東行、民耀街北行和金融街。 • 部分信德中心地面的中港道由現時的單向東行改為單向西行，車輛須離開往干諾道中。 賽區以東的臨時交通改道安排 • 由於龍和道封閉，車輛來往香港大會堂，須使用干諾道中的路口往返。立法會大樓的車輛可經干諾道中及龍匯道往返立法會道。 • 從分域碼頭街西行的車輛，如非前往立法會道、添美道、政府總部、行政長官辦公室或駐港解放軍總部，須利用行車天橋離開往干諾道中西行。 賽事期間的行人通行路線 • 比賽場地共設有3 個觀眾入口，分別位於中環9 號碼頭、愛丁堡廣場（西面）及龍和道近政府總部。在各觀眾入口，大會將實施人流管制，分隔觀眾及其他行人。市民可繼續使用不同道線前往中區海濱各地點。 • 民耀街（介乎龍和道和民光街）大部份的地面行人道及過路線將會於賽事期間封閉，但連接中環碼頭、港鐵香港站及國際金融中心二期等地方的行人天橋會如常開放予公眾人士使用。 • 龍和道（介乎民耀街和添美道）的行人道亦將會封閉。行人可使用干諾道中、添馬公園及海濱長廊的行人通道，往返愛丁堡廣場、香港大會堂、駐港解放軍總部、政府總部及行政長官辦公室。 賽事期間的公共運輸上落客安排 • 由於受賽事期間須進行封路及改道，大會已經與各公共運輸服務營辦商及不同持份者商討調整有關巴士、小巴及的士站的位置及行車路線的細節如下： 1) 專營巴士及專線小巴安排：現有的所有路線服務並不會減少，但部分分站/總站位置將會調整，有關路線亦會略為改動。 2) 專線小巴站及的士站安排：因應民光街改道，中環6號碼頭旁的專線小巴站將調往近中環5號碼頭旁的士上落客點的位置，而的士站則調往現時專線小巴位置。上述的士上落客點則調往中環6號碼頭旁。 3) 非專營巴士安排：因應改道，使用民光街及民祥街的部份非專營巴士將受到影響，其上落客位置的安排及行車路線將會調整。 賽事前後的臨時交通安排（11 月21日至12 月1 日及12月4 日至11 日期間） 由於賽事期間使用部分中環新海濱的道路作為臨時賽道，為保障賽車人員及觀眾安全，以及達致人流管制的要求，因此大會須沿賽道安裝看台、觀眾圍欄及其他臨時設施；並在賽區內建設臨時維修賽道和活動空間等。有關安裝預製的混凝土安全護欄、賽道圍欄的工程將由2017 年11 月23 日起分六個階段在晚上進行，封閉部分道路，以確保安裝工作能夠安全地進行；大會已預留部分行車線或替代道路以供使用，以減少對公眾的影響，當賽道旁的預製臨時混凝土安全護欄及賽道圍欄完成後，現時的行車線將減少。大會亦會擺設臨時交通管理措施作分隔以保障行車道上的安全。賽後的拆卸工程亦會分階段進行至2017 年12 月11 日早上6時全部完成。 以下行車道將會暫時封閉或改道： 路段 - 介乎龍和道及郵政總局間之上落客區 日期及時間 - • 11月21日至12月1日期間 • 12月4日至12月7日期間 • 全日 路段 - 耀星街西行線 日期及時間 - • 11月23日晚上9時開始至12月1日期間全日 路段 - 耀星街全段 日期及時間 - • 11月23日至12月1日期間 • 12月4日至12月10日期間 • 每天晚上9時至翌日晨早6時 路段 - 耀星街東行被禁止掉頭往耀星街西行 日期及時間 - • 11月24日至12月1日期間 • 12月4日 • 全日 路段 - 介乎愛丁堡廣場及添華道間之龍和道東行 日期及時間 - • 11月23日,11月25日至11月26日期間 • 12月8日及12月9日 • 每天晚上9時至翌日晨早6時 (11月26日晚上9時至凌晨0時) 路段 - 介乎民耀街及添華道間之龍和道東行 日期及時間 - • 11月27日 • 每天凌晨0時至晨早6時 路段 - 介乎民耀街及愛丁堡廣場之龍和道西行 日期及時間 - • 11月24日及11月27日 • 12月5日及12月6日 • 每天晚上9時至翌日晨早6時 路段 - 介乎愛丁堡廣場及添華道間之龍和道西行 日期及時間 - • 11月25及11月26日 • 12月6日及12月7日 • 每天晚上9時至翌日晨早6時 路段 - 中環7號及8號碼頭之上落客區 日期及時間 – • 11月30日及12月1日 • 12月5日及12月6日(12月5日晚巴士路線15C 尾班車後) • 每天凌晨1時15分至晨早5時15分 路段 - 介乎民寶街及民光街間之民耀街北行 日期及時間 – • 11月30日及12月1日 • 12月5日 • 每天凌晨1時15分至晨早5時15分 路段 - 民耀街南行不准右轉前往國金二期上落客區 日期及時間 – • 11月30日晚上9時開始至12月1日 • 全日 路段 - 龍和道東行不准右轉往愛丁堡廣場南行 日期及時間 – • 11月30日晚上9時開始至12月1日 • 全日 現時行人過路線及行人天橋將不受影響，部份行人路將會臨時封閉或縮窄至不少於1.5 米 ，所涉及的行人路位置如下： • 介乎民耀街及耀星街迴旋處之間，即耀星街以北行人路將會封閉 • 郵政總局以東及以北的行人路將會封閉 • 介乎愛丁堡廣場和龍和道之間的行人路將會大部分封閉，但會保留不少於1.5 米的行人路通道連貫東西南北，以供行人使用。 以下路旁行人路將會縮窄： • 於愛丁堡廣場及康樂廣場鄰近的一段行人路 • 介乎民耀街和愛丁堡廣場的龍和道以南的行人路 • 介乎愛丁堡廣場和添華道鄰近區域的一段龍和道以南的行人路 • 介乎民寶街和中環碼頭巴士總站入口的民耀街以東的行人路。 以下電單車泊車位將會重置： • 介乎龍和道及郵政總局之上落區的14個電單車泊車位將會臨時封閉 • 重置於愛丁堡廣場北面及西面現有電單車泊車位旁 • 日期：11月21日至12月7日期間 為了減低賽事舉行對道路使用者及附近人士造成的不便，大會已委託顧問公司進行交通影響評估，並制定一系列臨時交通改道安排，並已就交通影響評估報告多次諮詢相關政府部門；在未來一個月亦會繼續與相關持份者保持聯絡，並透過不同媒體，確保賽事和交通資訊可以準確及迅速傳播，令市民掌握正確資料。 大會並會在活動前和活動期間安排大使在活動範圍附近，向市民派發封路措施及交通改道安排宣傳單張，以及解答市民相關問題。賽事期間市民如需前往該區，應盡量使用公共運輸服務。 以上各項臨時交通安排的詳情，請參閱大會網頁：http://hkformulae.com/files/tta-publicity-plan/chi.pdf 。 Information and photo source : Elite Step Asia Ltd. / Formula Electric Racing (Hong Kong)

（香港，2017年10月31日）寶馬汽車（香港）有限公司（寶馬）連續四年支持香港年度體育盛事－渣打香港馬拉松（渣馬），賽事定於2018年1月21日舉行。寶馬將再度派出零排放純電動車i3以及充電式混能跑車i8作為領航計時車帶領賽事，為渣馬提供綠色環保的跑道。 為突顯品牌在賽事領航的角色，去年成立的「BMW i Runners」隊伍今年再接再厲，擴大成員數目至160人，集合員工、客戶、以及各界的長跑愛好者一起訓練並挑戰渣馬，更希望在過程中令成員學習到「TAKE THE LEAD」的領導精神，勇敢地踏出第一步，朝著定下的目標進發。寶馬亦十分榮幸再次邀請到香港田徑總會首席副主席、香港理工大學康復治療科學系副教授楊世模博士擔任總教練，為「BMW i Runners」的成員提供專業訓練，讓各成員於賽事當日以最好狀態迎戰。 另外，為鼓勵大家積極備戰，寶馬將透過手機應用程式記錄每一位成員於這三個月的訓練里數，每跑1公里，寶馬便會捐出港幣 $0.5予凝動香港體育基金以支持機構為來自基層家庭的青少年提供免費的專業長跑訓練，讓他們擴闊視野發展體育潛能，並透過訂下自身奮鬥的目標以鍛鍊出堅毅不屈的精神。寶馬香港及澳門區董事總經理劉家輝先生在「BMW i Runners」起動禮中鼓勵一眾參加者積極響應：「寶馬將以大家的訓練里數轉化為款項捐予慈善機構，期望每一位BMW i Runners能夠團結一致為所跑出的每一步帶來更深遠的意義，以行動為社會帶來更多正能量。」 今年的另一亮點是邀得四位星級跑手加入「BMW i Runners」，他們分別是熱愛跑步的藝人「胡仔」胡諾言、2013年香港華裔小姐冠軍鄧敏儀、剛出戰全運會歸來的香港三項鐵人隊成員司徒兆殷、以及去年渣馬香港全程馬拉松華人第一名、全職馬拉松運動員魏賡。他們將會出戰不同項目，鄧敏儀將首次挑戰10公里賽事，司徒兆殷將會出戰半馬拉松挑戰賽，而擁有20年跑齡的胡仔會與魏賡一同挑戰全馬賽事。 胡仔在電視台的工作時間不穩定，更是兩女一子的父親，但仍然堅持抽時間跑步：「很榮幸今年成為『BMW i Runners』的一份子，認識同樣熱愛跑步的大家。除了平時在不用工作的日子中抽時間陪伴家人之外，我亦會把握時間練跑，因為訓練出強健的體魄讓我更有力量照顧家人。我一直本著盡自己能力的信念堅持訓練，期望今年能夠跑出更好的全馬成績。」 之前曾任飛機工程師的司徒兆殷，為了今年的全運會，毅然重投全職訓練，再一次披上香港三項鐵人隊戰袍。她在「BMW i Runners」起動禮分享了再次成為全職運動員的決心與感受，更與一眾「BMW i Runners」講述半馬配速的重要性。而全職馬拉松運動員魏賡亦於現場分享賽前飲食心得以及上年成為香港全馬華人第一名的感受，他表示自己現時積極備戰，希望與所有「BMW i Runners」共創佳績。三位星級跑手更即席為來年渣馬訂立目標完成時間，期望能夠突破自己的最佳成績，展示「TAKE THE LEAD」的精神。 Information and photo source : Yello Marketing

Hong Kong No. 1 will play two rounds with two Asia-Pacific Amateur champions: Cheng Jin, who returns to the scene of his 2015 triumph, and 17-year-old Yuxin Lin, who won in New Zealand on Sunday to book his spots in two majors next year October 31, 2017: Hong Kong No. 1 Jason Hak has been grouped with Chinese teenagers Cheng Jin and Yuxin Lin – the 2015 and 2017 Asia-Pacific Amateur champions respectively – in the first two rounds of the PGA TOUR-China’s Clearwater Bay Open starting Thursday. Hak, 23, is looking to win his second pro title after a breakthrough victory in Yunnan province in August and improve on his tie for 20th last year when he closed with a 63 over the scenic par-70 layout at The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club. Jin, 19, is competing at Clearwater Bay for the first time since winning the weather-shortened seventh Asia-Pacific Amateur two years ago when his victory was built on an opening 62. The left-handed Lin, 17, made headlines Sunday when he won the ninth Asia-Pacific Amateur in New Zealand to book spots in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship next year. In November 2016, he was the top amateur in the inaugural Clearwater Bay Open, shooting a second-round 65 on his way to a tie for 59th. Hak was born in Hong Kong but is based between Florida and Beijing, where he has become good friends with the prodigious Lin, who is home schooled in Beijing but coached by U.S.-based Boyd Summerhays. On Tuesday, Hak and Lin practised together and paired up in the afternoon’s Par-3 Tournament, which had a total purse of U.S.$10,000. “First of all, I’m really good friends with Yuxin, and I was really happy for him. He’s a great player and a great kid,” said Hak, who even brought Lin’s spare 3-wood from Beijing to replace one the teenager broke at Royal Wellington Golf Club. “He’s born in 2000 and he’s only 17, so I’m six years older than him – I’m feeling a little old! He’s a lefty and he crushes the ball. He’s not scared to attack any flag. Even on par-4s, he likes to try to drive the green every time.” Cheng – now in his second year playing for the University of Southern California Trojans – finished fifth at the Asia-Pacific Amateur, which featured four players from China in the top five. “I just felt really proud of the team. We’ve never had so many Chinese finish so high up the leaderboard. I was pretty far back after three rounds but played well on the final day,” said Jin who remains the only amateur to secure a PGA TOUR-China title, winning the 2014 Nine Dragons Open outside Shanghai when only 16. “It’s great to be back at Clearwater Bay. Winning the AAC was definitely the biggest title of my career. I played really well that week, so it’s all good memories here and I’m excited to be back.” Hak returns to his birthplace several times a year, and the Clearwater Bay ambassador says the city still feels like home. “Playing at Clearwater Bay, even if you’re not playing well, you can enjoy yourself because it’s so beautiful. Nothing can beat coming back to Hong Kong and playing again. Everything feels right, feels at home,” said Hak who was 14 at the 2008 Hong Kong when he broke the European Tour record for youngest player to make the cut. “Everyone’s playing to win, so I was really, really happy when I finally managed to win a title,” he said of his triumph earlier this summer. “I just needed to gain more confidence, and now I need to keep improving myself for the future. The past is the past. I need to keep moving forward and see what I can do better.” Australia’s Daniel Nisbet will defend his Clearwater Bay Open title this week while other PGA TOUR-China winners include two-time champions Taewoo Kim of South Korea, Gunn Charoenkul of Thailand, and Canadians Justin Shin and Eugene Wong. On both Saturday and Sunday (12.30-3.30 p.m.), the third and fourth rounds of the Clearwater Bay Open will be broadcast live in Hong Kong on Now Sports 3 (Channel 684) and the Travel Channel in China and will stream live on Sina.com and iQiyi.com. Live scoring: http://pgatourserieschina.com/…/sch…/the-clearwater-bay-open Information and photo source : i3 Sports / Clearwater Bay Open.

10月29日早上9：30,2017 / 2018亞洲勒芒系列賽揭幕站在珠海國際賽車場上演，與此同時，珠海國際賽車場全新的比賽“賽道英雄 - 房車挑戰賽”第二回合比賽舉行。 今天的發車排位按照昨天第一回合比賽的成績來決定，第一位發車的是7號鍾永強，排在他旁邊的是61號肖建軍，99號何世樂和18號鄧啟衍分別排在第三和第四位.A2組杆位是16號岑基堂，A3組杆位是18號鄧啟衍。 熱情的現場觀眾 今天珠海晴天少雲，氣溫在21-26度之間，天氣怡人。比賽順利在9時30分發車起步。的時候大家都小心翼翼，希望不要發生事故0.29號邱凱文和23號李德榮都在T1打轉，邱凱文遺憾退賽。 第一回合比賽冠軍鍾永強的賽車出現了故障慢了下來。第一圈完成時他跑在前十名以外。領先的是61號肖建軍，99號何世樂和16號岑基堂在二三名。前三拋離了其他車手組成領先集團。第五圈，16號岑基堂在T11超越了99號何世樂，但是99號何世樂在T14成功反超0.99號何世樂之後開始追擊頭車61號肖建軍，但是在第八圈99號何世樂在T14衝進了沙池，雖然能夠重返賽道，但是賽車已經受到損壞，最終在維修站出口停了下來。 7號鍾永強的賽車回复了正常，他不停追擊前車，由第二圈的第八位，到第八圈時超越16號岑基堂上升到第二位。落後61號肖建軍8秒第十。圈，7號鍾永強做出了最快單圈1：51.060.61號和7號只相差2.6秒但是當鍾永強在T11向肖建軍做出挑戰時，他突然慢下來，看來是出現了機械問題。整個第12圈他都要慢速前進，最後只能以第8位完賽。 最終，經過12圈的比賽，61號肖建軍最終以22分58秒的成績率先衝過終點線，16號岑基堂第二，6號黃直聰第三。岑基堂同時取得了A2組冠軍。遺憾的是A3組的各輛賽車都發生了問題，沒有人可以完成賽事。 賽道英雄 - 房車挑戰賽經過兩回合比賽後，今年珠海國際賽車場的賽道英雄系列比賽也正式結束我們期待各車隊和車手明年有更好的表現。 第二回合比賽各組別前三名的分別是： A1組：61號肖建軍，33畢可祺，7號鍾永強 A2組：16號岑基堂，6號黃直聰，8號李業龍 資料和相片來源 : 珠海國際賽車場

Hong Kong; October 30, 2017: Hong Kong teenager Yinho Yue has secured a place at the PGA TOUR-China’s Clearwater Bay Open through the Monday Qualifier for the second successive year. Yue, 17, shot a two-over-par 72 at The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club to finish alone in sixth place and was among four Hong Kong players to qualify for the 72-hole tournament starting on Thursday. Fellow amateurs Cameron Lam and Terrence Ng both shot 74 to tie for 11th, while Steven Lam carded a 75 and was among two players in a share of 14th to progress via a countback. Yue, who qualified for last year’s UBS Hong Kong Open but narrowly missed out this year, was 16 when he qualified for the inaugural Clearwater Bay Open via an eight-way playoff for the final four qualifying spots. The Shanghai-based schoolboy is looking to build on the experience gained last November when he played with Korean pro Kookhyan Kim and Chinese amateur Yixin Xing, shooting rounds of 77 and 71 to miss the cut by four. “I feel really excited. I’ve been looking forward to this tournament all year because this is the only pro event I’ll play this year. I really like playing in the pro tournaments – the atmosphere, the environment we’re in – and just learn and gain experience,” said Yue, who flew back to Shanghai on Monday night to attend school for two days and will return on Wednesday. “The first thing I noticed when I played last year was the pace of play, especially the pro. He was pretty experienced on tour and really fast paced. I was a little uncomfortable with the speed, but I learned a lot from how the pros play. Even though I didn’t do too well, it was really good exposure for me.” Chinese Taipei teenager Lawrence Ting led the scoring with a 69, one ahead of England’s Mathew Webb, while Canada’s Richard Jung and Americans Ryann Ree and Craig Crandall shot 71 to share third place. Ting, who played in the European Tour’s Volvo China Open in 2015 when he was 15, had to recover from a tough start in windy conditions, starting bogey, bogey and double bogey to lie 4-over after three holes. However, his short game and experience of the course helped him recover and post the best score of the day. “I actually struggled on the front nine, especially the first three holes. After that, I started to be more stable. My short game was really working today and saved a lot of scores,” said Ting who will making his second appearance in a PGA TOUR-China event, having played in last November’s Putian Open in Fujian province. “I think I’ve played three amateur tournaments at Clearwater Bay so I’ve probably played 12 rounds here in total. I’ve played a few pro events at home in Chinese Taipei and also in Australia, at the Victoria Open.” Recently crowned Asia-Pacific Amateur champion Yuxin Lin of China and his compatriot Cheng Jin, who won the 2015 Asia-Pacific Amateur at Clearwater Bay, are other notable amateurs in the field. Hong Kong No. 1 Jason Hak will spearhead home hopes, with his confidence boosted by winning his first pro title in August. Australia’s Daniel Nisbet will defend his title while other PGA TOUR-China winners include two-time champions Taewoo Kim of South Korea and Gunn Charoenkul of Thailand, and Canadians Justin Shin and Eugene Wong. Brazilian Lucas Lee, who played PGA TOUR-China in 2014, the Web.com Tour in 2015 and the PGA TOUR in 2015-16, will make his Clearwater Bay Open debut. Since 2003, The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club has been committed to its Community Outreach Program, an initiative aimed at strengthening neighbourhood ties, preserving the environment and upholding family values while working with charity partners to organise and raise funds for different sectors of people in the community. Information and photo credit : i3 Sports / Clearwater Bay Open.

Hong Kong; October 30, 2017: Chinese sensation Yuxin Lin, 17, will compete in this week’s Clearwater Bay Open days after his life-changing victory in the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (AAC) in New Zealand. Lin, who only turned 17 on October 12, was the top amateur at last year’s Clearwater Bay Open but returns to Hong Kong a far more experienced and accomplished player after a year in which he has shone in several pro events and now captured one of the biggest titles in amateur golf. The winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur has always earned a spot in the Masters the following year, but this year, for the first time, the champion also secured a spot in The Open, which will be held at Carnoustie in 2018. “It was an amazing feeling, probably the best feeling I’ve ever had. I’m just really excited that I made it to the Masters and The Open. I was a little speechless but just really excited,” said Lin, one of four Chinese players in the top five at Royal Wellington Golf Club. “I’m quite confident going to Clearwater Bay, and I hope I have another good week in Hong Kong. I’ll definitely be more confident after the win in New Zealand. I’ve built up a lot of confidence over the last three weeks.” Lin was only 16 when he made the cut at the European Tour’s Shenzhen International in April and this month finished seventh in the European Challenge Tour’s Hainan Open and recorded an albatross on his 72nd hole at the Asian Tour’s Macao Open. On Sunday in New Zealand, Lin led by one going into the final round of the AAC and was level with countryman Andy Zhang with two holes to play. Lin then drove the green on the 361-yard, par-4 17th and eagled the par-5 18th to close with a 6-under-par 65 and secure a three-stroke victory over Zhang. Last month, he made his Japan Golf Tour debut, and in late November he will play in the Australian Open for the second time. In November 2016, Lin tied for 59th in the inaugural Clearwater Bay Open after rounds of 78-65-74-68. He believes he can improve on that this week. “It’s a great golf course with beautiful views, but there are a couple of tough holes with tricky tee shots; especially 15, and 18 are pretty tough when they’re into the wind,” said Lin. “Last year I had a couple of bad holes in the first round. I had a triple bogey on 15 when I hit a pretty good tee shot, but [the ball] hit a sprinkler and I couldn’t find it. “My long game definitely helps at Clearwater Bay, but you still need to have a good short game and make putts,” he added. Lin’s compatriot Cheng Jin, who finished fifth at this year’s AAC, is also in the field two years after winning the AAC at Clearwater Bay in 2015. The 19-year-old remains the only amateur to have won a PGA TOUR-China event, taking the 2014 Nine Dragons Open outside Shanghai. Hong Kong No. 1 Jason Hak will spearhead home hopes, with his confidence boosted by winning his first pro title in August. Australia’s Daniel Nisbet will defend his title while other PGA TOUR-China winners include two-time champions Taewoo Kim of South Korea and Gunn Charoenkul of Thailand, and Canadians Justin Shin and Eugene Wong. Brazilian Lucas Lee, who played PGA TOUR-China in 2014, the Web.com Tour in 2015 and the PGA TOUR in 2015-16, will make his Clearwater Bay Open debut. Since 2003, The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club has been committed to its Community Outreach Program, an initiative aimed at strengthening neighbourhood ties, preserving the environment and upholding family values while working with charity partners to organise and raise funds for different sectors of people in the community. Information source : i3 Sports / Clearwater Bay Open

[2017年10月30日]: 「畢馬威女子欖球超級聯賽」 笫二位的雞糊和相差4分的Borrelli Walsh USRC 三軍會猛虎欖球會(猛虎)在週六交手以 17-17和氣收場。 九龍欖球會(九龍)在康維他城市星光隊(城市欖球會)身上取得今季首勝(34-12) ，並藉此與Transact 24 大埔龍女子欖球隊（大埔龍）在積分榜上同得8分，後者同日以10-7險勝SCAA第一太平銅鑼灣鳳凰欖球會(鳳凰)。榜首的法興銀行華利女子欖球會(華利)讓Natixis香港足球會(港會) 吃下71-0的慘烈敗仗。今週過後，4支中游區球隊只有3分之差。 雞糊和猛虎毫不留情互相攻撃，兩軍合演一場精彩的攻防戰。雞糊的莊嘉欣上下半場各達陣一次，令雞糊在5-5的半場比分在易邊後稍佔上風，但猛虎兼莊嘉欣的港隊隊友藍嘉敏很快便以達陣作出回應，為母會追成平手。 雞糊藉對手的何維銨被暫罰離場時的虛位，由何凱琳達陣建功再次領先。再度落後的猛虎又發威，黎寶芬的達陣將分數追成17-17，可惜射失附加罰球未能反先對手。 只能以殘陣應戰的雞糊主帥黎耀鵬說：「我們在人腳不整下仍能與對手抗衡已很不錯，事實上我們仍有進步空間並從今仗鍛鍊身手，我們也儘用後備兵源以免球員過勞。」 猛虎教頭范信基對和局表示欣慰並說: 「我滿意這場賽果而且是我們第一次如此接近戰勝雞糊，大家因而增加不少自信。」「今仗我們的鬥牛陣表現有進步，得分機會的洞察力也明顯改善，我們利用球場闊度和耐心組織去取得達陣，此亦驅使我們繼續精益求精。我們上年三戰雞糊也全告敗北，所以今場比賽後大家更期待下一次的交手。」 Information and photo source : Elite Step Asia / HKRU