14 December 2017 | WBSC Hong Kong International Baseball Open 2017 (“HKIBO 2017”) Opening Ceremony was held this morning at Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground.

The Ceremony began with belly dance performance of DanzXtreme by Master Ram. The tournament committee was introduced and we presented souvenir to the participating teams, our sponsors who provide the financial support that makes this tournament possible.

President Philip Li gave us a welcoming speech. The First Pitch had one or two catchers from each team to catch a ceremonial first pitch from the following dignitary guests and the directors of the Association.

 Mr. Andrew Yao, BBS, JP., Honorary President of the Association
 Mr. Herman Hui, Honorary Legal Advisor of the Association
 Mr. David Mong, Chairman and CEO of Shun Hing Group
 Mr. Damien Dunn, Consul (Consular & Management), Australian Consulate-General in Hong Kong
 Mr. Robert Quintin, Vice Consul , Philippine Consulate General, Hong Kong, China;
 Mr. Abraham Cheng, Executive Director, Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China

Directors of the Association
 Mr. Philip Li, President
 Dr. Felix Yip, Chairman
 Mr. Joseph Leung, Vice-chairman; Tournament Director of HKIBO 2017
 Mr. Sean Au, Vice‐chairman ; Team Manager of Hong Kong Team
 Mr. Allan Mak, Secretary General

This Tournament is organized by the Hong Kong Baseball Association (“the Association”), subvented by the Arts and Sport Development Fund of the Home Affairs Bureau and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong SAR, an international event sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (“WBSC”). A four-day tournament to be held on 14-17 December at Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground; 3 national teams from Russia, Singapore, Hong Kong; and 4 club teams Australia, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, will compete for the champion in the respective group.

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