RELIGION, RESEARCH, THE ARTS, SPORT
Kong. Encouragement to photographic art is given by the Hong Kong Photographic Association and the Photographic Dealers' Association as well as the Public Relations Office.
Sport
General
The Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee arranged for teams to be sent to the Asian Games at Manila and the Empire Games at Vancouver. Financial assistance was given by both the Hong Kong Jockey Club and the Hong Kong Government.
A Hong Kong sportsman was elected to repre- sent Asian nations on the Executive Committee of the Federation de International Football Association (F.I.F.A.) and Hong Kong also sent a representative to the 29th Congress and 50th anniversary of the F.I.F.A. in Switzerland.
Facilities for sports were further improved during 1954. An important innovation was the provision of modern flood lighting systems at the Hong Kong Football Club and the South China Athletic Associa-
tion's ground. The reclamation at Causeway Bay which will provide a park and many sports grounds is nearing completion, but work on turfing has been held up by lack of rain. Work on the construction of the modern stadium at Sookunpoo continued.
Association Football
The team which the Hong Kong Football Associa- tion sent to the Asian Games was defeated by the side representing Taiwan. Most of the players in the
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