Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation

Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation
香港學界體育聯會
Abbreviation HKSSF
Formation September 1, 1997 (1997-09-01)
Type Sport federation
Location
Website http://www.hkssf.org.hk

The Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation (HKSSF, Chinese: 香港學界體育聯會) is a non-profit schools sports organisation based in Hong Kong.[1][2] Formed in 1st September 1997, it is the sports governing body of different major school sports events, organising local secondary and primary schools inter-school, inter-area competitions.[3] As well as other "Jing-ying" (Chinese: 精英, elite), inter-port, overseas and international school sports competitions.

The organisation also established and owned the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation football team, which is formed by students from Hong Kong secondary schools.

From 2015 to 2018, Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation organised the "Nike All Hong Kong Schools Jing Ying Basketball Tournament".[4][5][6]

Events organised

Primary schools

  • Athletics
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • 5-a-side football
  • 5-a-side handball
  • Games
  • Gymnastics
  • Squash
  • Swimming
  • Table tennis
  • Volleyball

Secondary schools

The HKSSF organises major sports events such as the Hong Kong Inter-School Athletics Competition, a competition that aims to explore young talents in track and field events, performing selection for Hong Kong representation at interport, Asian and World Competition.

References

  1. ↑ "Introduction". www.hkssf-nt.org.hk. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Response to the New Administrative Structure as released by the Home Affairs Bureau" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
  3. ↑ "Views of the Hong Kong Schools Sports Federation on the Report of the Sports Policy Review Team" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
  4. ↑ "DBS and Heep Yunn too hot to handle at Jing Ying Basketball Tournament". Young Post | South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  5. ↑ "2015-2016年度NIKE全港學界精英籃球比賽". 極力誌. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Here are the teams competing at the 2017/2018 Nike All HK Schools Basketball Tournament this weekend". Young Post | South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
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