SPORT
Hong Kong School Sports Association
The Association was formed during the year to organize and control all school sports, and excellent results were achieved. A definite improvement was reported by the chairman in the sportsmanship of the contestants. Sporting associations have offered their help to the schools, and it is hoped that the best coaches in each sport will be made available to the association.
Lawn Bowls
The Colony lawn bowlers on leave in England retained the "Esplin" Cup which they won from the Wanstead Club in 1951. Lawn Bowls is included among the scheduled games for the 1954 Empire Games, and it is hoped that Hong Kong will be represented. The game is a very popular summer pastime, and there are more than a dozen excellent greens in the Colony.
Lawn Tennis
The Association took advantage of every oppor- tunity to invite players of world repute to visit the Colony, and during the year visitors from Japan, Indonesia and Malaya gave exhibition matches. Hong Kong was represented at Wimbledon by the Colony champion Ip Koon Hung and by Edwin Tsai, both of whom put up good performances.
The Chinese Recreation Club made history by installing floodlights and tennis was played at night for the first time in the Colony. These courts are proving a great boon to tennis enthusiasts in the shorter evenings.
Motoring
The Hong Kong Automobile Association again organized an annual motor-rally.
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