WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1994
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PROCEDURE OF SELECTING ATHLETES EXPLAINED
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THE FORTHCOMING MERGER OF THE HONG KONG SPORTS DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND THE HONG KONG SPORTS INSTITUTE WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY CHANGE TO THE PROCEDURE OF SELECTING ATHLETES FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPETITIONS.
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THIS IS BECAUSE THE SELECTION OF ATHLETES TO REPRESENT KONG RESTS WITH THE NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS WHO ARE THE SOLE AUTHORITY IN SINGLE-SPORT COMPETITIONS.
IN THE CASE OF MULTI-SPORTS GAMES, THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING THE SELECTION AND FOR CONTROLLING HONG KONG'S REPRESENTATION IN OLYMPIC, ASIAN, COMMONWEALTH AND OTHER MULTI-SPORTS REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GAMES.
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IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON CHIM PUI-CHUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, EXPLAINED THAT THE SELECTION PROCESS WENT THROUGH TWO STAGES, THAT POTENTIAL HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETES THROUGH LOCAL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS AND THE SELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES THROUGH A SERIES OF SELECTION TRIALS.
"THE AIM OF THE SELECTION PROCESS IS TO ENSURE THAT HONG KONG IS REPRESENTED IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE AND IN THE SPIRIT OF FAIR PLAY WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE OR BACKGROUND AND COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS CONCERNED,' MR SO SAID.
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WHEN SELECTING ATHLETES TO REPRESENT HONG KONG, THE NATIONAL SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS ENSURE THAT THE SELECTION PROCESS IS OPEN AND FAIR AND THAT THE PROCEDURES ARE PUBLISHED TO ALL REGISTERED PLAYERS, MEMBERS AND MEMBER CLUBS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME.
ALL NATIONAL COMPETITIONS AND THE SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS IN INTERNATIONAL GAMES ARE UNDERTAKEN WITHIN GUIDELINES LAID DOWN BY THE RESPECTIVE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION.
ATHLETES MUST ALSO MEET RESIDENTIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA APPLIED BY THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION AND/OR THE EVENT ORGANISER, AND ACCORDING ΤΟ THE RULES AND PRACTICE OF THE AMATEUR SPORTS FEDERATION AND OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG.
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