1St HONG KONG GAMES

The 3rdHong Kong Games

Basketball Competition

Organised by the Sports Commission Co-ordinated by the Community Sports Committee

Co-organised by the 18 District Councils, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department,

the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China and the Hong Kong Basketball Association

【Prospectus】

1. Date, Time and Venue of Competition:

2.Participating Units:

The participating units are the 18 District Councils in Hong Kong. The 18 districts include Islands, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Kwai Tsing, North, Tai Po, Sha Tin, Sai Kung, Southern, Central & Western, Wan Chai, Eastern, Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong.

3.Competition Divisions:

4.Eligibility Requirements:

(1)Participants must be born in or before 1997 and must be holders of valid Hong Kong Permanent Identity Cards or holders of valid Hong Kong Identity Cards who have resided in Hong Kong for 3 years or above. (Holders of Hong Kong Identity Cards must produce to the Organiser records of their first entry to Hong Kong, such as One-way Permit or passport. The date of their first entry to Hong Kong must be a date on or before 14 May 2008 to prove that they have resided in Hong Kong for 3 years or above.)

(2)All those athletes who participated/will participate in the basketball competitions of the Olympic Games (excluding the Summer Youth Olympic Games), the Asian Games, the East Asian Games, the National Games of the People’s Republic of China, the World Championships (excluding the World Youth Championship) or the Asian Championships (excluding the Asian Youth Championship) between 2008 and 2011 are not eligible to participate in the basketball competition of the Hong Kong Games (HKG).

(3)Participants must be selected through local open selection and nominated by the DistrictCouncil they represent to enrol in the competition. Each participant may only represent 1 district in the HKG. To avoid conflict of interest, no athlete may at the same time hold other posts in the respective district delegation.

(4)Participants must reside within the district boundary of the district they represent as at 28 January 2011 and be able to produce proof of place of residence to the person-in-charge in the respective district.

(a)“Local residents” refer to the people who reside within the district boundary of a respective district, which is defined in the Maps showing the Constituency Boundaries for the District Councils Election. For checking the district boundary of a respective district, please browse the website of the Electoral Affairs Commission: http://www.eac.gov.hk/en/distco/2007dc_map.htm.

(b)“Proof of place of residence” refers to the original of a valid documentary proof bearing the name of the participant, including:

(i)Statements issued by public utilities or commercial organisations or banks within the latest 3 months (e.g. rates demand note, bill for electricity or water charges, monthly bank statement or telephone bill); or

(ii)Declaration of place of residence issued by the Home Affairs Department; or

(iii)Mortgage statement, tenancyagreement or resident card; or

(iv)A valid student’s handbook showing “proof of place of residence”. (If a student handbook cannot be produced, the documents stated in (i) to (iii) bearing the name of the participant’s parent(s) together withthe participant’s birth certificate may serve as proof.)

(c)When necessary, the Organiser may request the district that a participant is representing to provide valid “proof of place of residence” within 2 working days to prove that the participant is the resident of the respective district. Failure to provide such proof will result in disqualification.

(d)Student hostels and athlete hostels cannot be regarded as the place of residence.

(5)Participants must meet the eligibility requirements (1) to (4) mentioned above. If it is found that any participant fails to meet the eligibility requirements or represents more than 1 district, the Organiser has the right to disqualify the participant from the HKG. If he/she has already taken part in the HKG, all results obtained by him/her and the team he/she represents in the competition will be cancelled.

(6)All the information entered (except residential address, contact telephone number and occupation) cannot be changed once the enrolment form is submitted.

(7)All participants must sign the “Declaration by Participants” before taking part in the HKG. (For participants aged under 18, the Declaration should be signed by the participants’ parent or guardian.)

(8)The Organiser reserves the right to forbid any participant from taking part in the HKG.

5.Method of Enrolment and Points to Note:

(1)The person-in-charge in each district shall verify the identity document and proof of place of residence of each participant in accordance with the requirements stated in paragraphs (1) and (4) above and return the duly completed “Enrolment Form” and the “Declaration by Participants” to the Major Events Section of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Address: 2/F, Leisure and Cultural Services Headquarters, 1-3 Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin, New Territories; Fax number: 2634 0786) on or before 28 January 2011 for the Organiser to take follow-up actions and make arrangements for the competition.

(2)Each district may enter 1 team leader and 2 coaches. The team leader and coaches shall be aged 18 or above. Each team leader/coach may only represent 1 district and may not hold other posts in the respective district delegation in order to avoid conflict of interest.

(3)Each district may enter 1 men’s team and 1 women’s team with 5 to 12persons in each team.

(4)No participant shall ask another person to play in the competition for him/her. Should any participant be found to have done so, the participant, his/her impostor and their team shall be disqualified and all results obtained by the participant and his/her team will be cancelled.

(5)If there are less than 3 teams enrolling in a division, events of that division will be cancelled by the Organiser.

(6)The prospectus, enrolment form, notes to participants, schedules, competition results and other information about this competition will be announced through the HKG’s website: http://hongkonggames.lcsd.gov.hk.

(7)The participants shall be responsible for their own Personal Accident Insurance.

6.Format:

(1)In the preliminary rounds, 4 groups on a geographic basis will be divided with 4 or 5teams in 1 group. The 4 groups are: Hong Kong Island (Southern, Central & Western, Wan Chai and Eastern), Kowloon (Sham Shui Po, Yau Tsim Mong, Kowloon City, Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong), New Territories East (North, Tai Po, Sha Tin and Sai Kung) and New Territories West (Islands, Yuen Long, Tuen Mun, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing). The single round robin system on a group basis will be adopted. The 2 teams that come first and second respectively in each group will be qualified for the quarter-finals and another fixture draw will be held. The single knock-out system will be adopted from the quarter-finals to the final.

(2)Theduration of each match will be 40 minutes. The game shall consist of 4 periods of 10 minutes each.

(3)For all matches, the timing rules will be based on the international basketball rules and regulations.

(4)If the match ends in a draw within the normal playing time, there will be an extra period of 5 minutes. If the match still ends in a draw after the extra time, 5 players of each team should be assigned to shoot a free throw at the penalty line and the “sudden death” rule will be adopted.

(5)A ranking playoff, in which the single knock-out system will be adopted, will be held for losers in the quarter-finals to compete for the 5th to the 8th positions.

7.Rules:

(1)Participants shall report to the “Registration Counter” in person by bringing along with them their valid photo-bearing identity document (e.g. Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card, Hong Kong Identity Card, student card or student handbook) for verification of identity by the staff of the Organiser at the scheduled reporting time set by the Organiser. If players fail to produce the identify proof or their identities are not found to be matched, they will not be allowed to participate in the match.

(2)After reporting to the “Registration Counter”, if any player still fails to turn up or less than 5 players have turned up for the match 5 minutes after the roll call made by the referee/umpire, the team will be regarded as the loser in the match.

(3)If any team leaves the court without notification in advance, it will be regarded as having withdrawn from the match after the referee has made a report to the Organiser.

(4)Any participant/team that has withdrawn or is deemed to have withdrawn from a match will be disqualified from the remaining matches in the competition.

(5)If any player is punished to leave the court, he/she will be suspended from playing in the match. The Organiser reserves the right to impose further penalty.

(6)Players shall wear non-marking sports shoes.

(7)Each team shall prepare 2 sets of approved jerseys in different colours for the competition and the numbers indicated on the jerseys should be from 00 to 99 in accordance with the basketball competition rules. The first team named in the schedule of play shall wear light-coloured jerseys (usually white) and sit in the team bench area on the left of the Scorer’s table while the second team named in the schedule of play shall wear dark-coloured jerseys (usually in a different colour) and sit in the team bench area on the right of the Scorer’s table.

(8)Participants shall comply with the rules, regulations and announcements of the sports centre and the Organiser. For participants who have violated the regulations or displayed any misbehaviour which may affect the competition, the Organiser reserves the right to disqualify them and their teams from the competition and the results obtained by them/their teams will be cancelled.

(9)If a participating team intends to raise objection to the results of a match, its team leader/person-in-charge may direct his/her enquiry verbally to the Duty Organiser within 30 minutes after the announcement of the results of that particular match. The Duty Organiser will refer the enquiry to the Chief Judge of the event day for follow-up actions.

(10)If the complainant is not satisfied with the decision made by the Duty Organiser/the Chief Judge, the head or deputy head of the delegation may lodge an appeal in writing to the Secretariat of the 3rd HKG Organising Committee within 2 working days after the match in question. The Secretariat will issue an acknowledgement to the complainant within 2working days after the receipt of the complaint, and follow up on the complaint with the relevant National Sports Association/unit. The results of the follow-up actions will be regarded as the final decision of the Organiser. Except in extraordinary circumstances, the Secretariat will reply to the complainant in writing within 10 working days after the receipt of the complaint, notifying him/her of the results of the follow-up actions.

(11)During the appeal process, all matches will be held according to the announced schedule. The Organiser will not arrange a re-play in respect of any match that has been completed.

(12)For complaints relating to a participant’s district of residence, the Organiser will request the district that a participant is representing to provide valid documentary “proof of place of residence” within 2 working days to prove that the participant is the resident of the respective district. Failure to provide such proof will result in disqualification.

(13)If the complaint is substantiated, the results obtained by the participant under complaint and his/her team in the matches will be cancelled and no points will be scored by him/her and the team.

(14)Unless explicitly stated in this prospectus, all rules and regulations will follow those currently used by the Hong Kong BasketballAssociation.

8.Team Leaders’ Meeting and Fixture Draw:

A team leaders’ meeting and a fixture draw will be held by the Organiser at 7:00 pm on 30March 2011 (Wednesday)at Audio/Visual Room, 1/F, Leisure and Cultural ServicesHeadquarters, 1-3 Pai Tau Street, Sha Tin, New Territories (no seeded teams in the fixture draw for all competition events). Each district shall send its own representative to attend the meeting and the fixture draw. Those districts failing to send their representatives will be represented by the Organiser’s staff in the fixture draw and must fullyaccept the results as no objections shall be raised.

9.Awards and Scoring System:

(1)Each event offers 3 prizes to the Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up respectively.

(2)There will also be the “Overall Champion, 1st and 2nd runners-up” prizes for the basketball competition. These prizes will be awarded to the top 3 districts that have accumulated the highest total points from the basketball competition. The scoring system is set out as follows:

The Champion to the 7th runner-up of each event will score 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 points respectively, i.e. the Champion will score 10 points, the 1st runner-up will score 8 points, …, and the 7th runner-up will score 2 points. The above winners must have played in all play-offs of that event in order to be awarded the points, otherwise no point will be awarded. From the 8th runner-up onwards, if they have participated in all events of a respective competition, they will score 1 point. If the participant/participating team is disqualified by the Organiser due to misconduct, no points will be awarded. The top 3 districts accumulating the highest total points in the basketball competition will be awarded the prizes for the Overall Champion, 1st and 2nd runners-up of the basketball competition respectively.

(3)Prize for the “Overall Champion, 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up of the 3rd Hong Kong Games” will also be awarded to the top 3 districts accumulating the highest total points from all the 8 sports competitions i.e. table tennis, badminton, basketball, athletics, swimming, tennis, volleyball and futsal. The scoring system is set out as follows:

The Champion (e.g. the “Overall Champion” of the basketball competition) of a competition will score 10 points, and the 1st to the 7th runners-up will score 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 points respectively. For the remaining districts from the 8th runner-up onwards, a district that has participated in the sports competition will score 1 point. The top 3 districts accumulating the highest total points from all the 8 sports competitions will be awarded the prizes for the “Overall Champion, 1strunner-up and 2nd runner-up of the 3rd Hong Kong Games”respectively.

(4)If 2 or more districts accumulated the same points from all the sports competitions, the one that holds more first places will win; and if they hold the same number of first places, the one holding more second places will win. The same method applies until the overall positions are determined. If all the results are the same, the districts involved will be awarded the same position and presented with the same prize.

(5)The “District with the Greatest Participation in the 3rd Hong Kong Games” prize will be awarded to the district that sends the greatest number of athletes to the 8 sports competitions. The number of athletes means the actual number of participating athletes. (Athletes who have enrolled in the HKG must have turned up for the roll call at a match in the HKG in order to be counted as an actual participant.)

(6)The “District with the Most Gold Medals” prize will be awarded to the district that obtains the most gold medals in the separate events under the 8 sports. If the number of gold medals obtained is the same, the districts involved will be awarded the same prize.

(7)The “District with the Best Progress” prize will be awarded to the district with the greatest net score difference by deducting each district’s accumulated 2ndHKG Overall Champion Points from itsaccumulated 3rd HKG Overall Champion Points.

10.Referee/Umpire:

The Hong Kong Basketball Association will be invited to render referee/umpire services.

11.Rescheduling:

(1)If a Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement (an advance notice to the public issued by the Hong Kong Observatory when Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is expected within 2hours) or Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above or a Black Rainstorm Signalhas been issued by the Hong Kong Observatory 2 hours before the reporting time for the first match scheduled to be held on the event day, all matches on that day will be cancelled and rescheduled. Participants will be notified of the details separately.