The wonderful sounding Hong Kong Beach Festival 2014 takes place from the 11-26 October at several locations across the territory. It’s sponsored by the HK Jockey Club and organized by six National Sports Associations, namely Hong Kong Canoe Union, Hong Kong Football Association, Handball Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Rowing Association, Hong Kong Rugby Football Union and the Volleyball Association of Hong Kong.
Except all is not quite as it seems… while the Opening Ceremony will be held at Repulse Bay on October 11, 2014. With the Beach Rugby and the Rowing competitions also being held in Repulse Bay. There’s sea kayaking and surfski competitions in Stanley on 26 October.
Only in Hong Kong, with all the lovely beaches we have, would we construct a sand court on a playground… Yep the venue for Beach Football, Beach Handball and Beach Volleyball will be at the Sha Tsui Road Playground, Tsuen Wan where a sand court has been built. The Closing Ceremony will also be held there on October 26, 2014.
More details and event schedule here https://www.facebook.com/HKBeachFestival2014 – while the schedule’s are in English, sadly the event text is only in Chinese.
