15th National Games of People's Republic of China Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy Basketball (Men's U22) Competition to be held tomorrow
The 15th National Games of the People's Republic of China (NG) The Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy Basketball (Men's U22) Competition will be held from 10am tomorrow (November 10) to November 20 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom.
Over 180 athletes from 13 teams from the Mainland and Hong Kong will participate in the competition. Among them, Hong Kong will send 16 athletes to compete.
Teams will be divided into three groups for a single round robin tournament in the first phase of the competition. The qualified teams will enter the ranking stage in the second phase, with the final taking place on November 20. The competition schedule is as follows:
Preliminary round
November 10 to 13: 10am to 10pm
November 14 to 15, 2pm to 10pm
Ranking round
November 16: 5pm to 10pm
November 17: 10am to 10pm
November 18 to 19: 2pm to 10pm
Final
November 20: 10am to 10pm
The Hong Kong team will face off against the Shanghai team on November 11 at 8pm, the Beijing team on November 13 at 2pm, and the Sichuan team on November 15 at 8pm.
Members of the public can purchase tickets through various channels, including the 15th NG official ticketing website (ticket.baygames.cn) or by searching for the "15th NG official ticketing" official mini programme on WeChat, after completing a real-name account registration. Members of the public can also visit 11 designated sales outlets (ww2.ctshk.com/articleDetail?id=4&channelId=-1) of the China Travel Service (Hong Kong) Limited to buy paper tickets for events in the Hong Kong competition region. Furthermore, services are also available for physical ticket purchases for the events held at the relevant venues at the ticket office of the competition area. The ticket offices at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom came into operation yesterday (November 8), while ticket offices in other competition venues will start operation two days before the event starts. The ticket offices will run from 10am to 4pm on non-competition days and will operate one hour before the event starts on event days until ticket verification ceases for that day's event (i.e. 30 minutes before the scheduled finish time). Tickets are sold at Hong Kong dollar prices and accept various electronic payment methods. Real-name registration for ticket sales is adopted and please prepare identity document for ticket purchase and before entering the venue. Spectators who purchased tickets for their family members or friends using their own accounts via the 15th NG official ticketing platform should transfer the tickets to their family members or friends 24 hours prior to the start of the relevant session. Each person should carry their own e-tickets to facilitate verification and multiple entries/exits.
An official franchised merchandise store will be set up on-site, selling a variety of franchised products with Hong Kong characteristics incorporated and related to the competition events. Members of the public are welcome to visit and make purchases.
There will also be a competition village with various game booths on-site, including digital interactive games, booth games and art workshops themed around the competition events hosted by Hong Kong competition region, basketball experience activities, and photo spots. The competition village will be open from November 14 to 19 (1pm to 8.30pm), and November 20 (9am to 8.30pm). Members of the public are welcome to try the games and purchase tickets to watch the competitions and cheer for athletes in person.
