HKJC Pushes Ahead with Youth Basketball Training Despite Betting Postponement
Quick Look
- About 100 young basketball players in Hong Kong will receive elite training over the next two months through the East Asia Super League's Future Champions programme, run in collaboration with the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
- The initiative comes despite the government's decision last month to postpone legalised basketball betting, which was originally scheduled to launch this year after a bill passed last September.
- Similar programmes launched in Macau and Cebu City.
AI-generated summary
The government's decision to postpone basketball betting has not affected the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC)'s push to develop the sport at grass-roots level in the city. About 100 young basketball players in Hong Kong are set to receive elite training over the next two months, as the East Asia Super League (EASL) tipped off its Future Champions programme this week. In collaboration with the HKJC, 96 boys under the age of 15, split into eight teams of 12 players, will train together twice a week and as a team for two months. The initiative was also launched in Macau and Cebu City with four teams of 10 young players in each city. A bill to legalise basketball betting in Hong Kong was passed last September and was scheduled to launch this year. However, the government postponed it last month.
