HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1954
Taiwan team were registered with the Hong Kong Football Association. In the Interport Competition. with Singapore, the Hong Kong team, playing in Singapore, lost all three games. Macau also defeated Hong Kong in the annual game. On the credit side Hong Kong regained the Aw Hoe Interport Cup from Singapore later in the year winning 3-2 in a replay, and defeated Manila in the three games played. Play- ing the Pegasus side in January Hong Kong won the three games played and in February Hong Kong drew one game and won the two others against the champion Danish team, Koge. In May Hong Kong drew one and won two games against the All India team and in November was able to beat a visiting Swedish team A.I.K. winning one game, drawing another and losing the third. In a replay of the Ho Ho Cup match the Hong Kong Chinese defeated the Malayan Chinese.
Cricket
The standard of local cricket has not improved and it is thought that before any improvement can be made more intensive coaching will have to be given to school- boys. A club side from Bangkok visited the Colony and the visit will be returned in 1955.
Badminton
Hong Kong entered for the Thomas Cup for the first time in 1954, and, receiving a walkover in the first round, played Japan in the second and won by one game. The Hong Kong team will play the next round in India early in 1955. Local competitions flourished and schoolchildren are being encouraged to take an interest in this game.
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