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Hong Kong snooker, tennis avoid funding axe, elite status rules change

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Under threat sports spared from loss of financial support after failing to meet Tier A criteria, city’s elite athletes get funding boost.

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Hong Kong Free Press

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Hong Kong to boost funding for elite athletes by 8.3%; senior squad to receive HK$10,000 per month

The funding for elite athletes in Hong Kong will increase by 8.3 per cent starting on April 1, the city's sports minister has announced.

21 hours ago·Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Ayra Wang Snooker and tennis will retain their Tier A status for the next two years, avoiding a downgrade that would have cut their funding, while golf is making a historic upgrade to the elite status, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui announced yesterday. Law said the...

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South China Morning Post

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Hong Kong snooker, tennis avoid funding axe, elite status rules change

Under threat sports spared from loss of financial support after failing to meet Tier A criteria, city’s elite athletes get funding boost.

2 days ago·Hong Kong

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The theatrics of snooker have no precise equivalent elsewhere

Most mainstream sports, while awe-inspiring at the professional level, also tend to serve as fun and accessible pastimes for amateurs, even young children. Think soccer, tennis, basketball. Snooker declines to lend itself so readily to the amusement of dilettantes. The cultural status of the game stems therefore not from mass participation but from mass viewership. Bad snooker would be painful to watch; mediocre snooker is notoriously boring; bu…

19 hours ago

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PK Sports News

Snooker and tennis to retain Tier A sports status: sources – Hong Kong Standard

Snooker and tennis to retain Tier A sports status: sources Hong Kong Standard Source link : https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivAFBVV95cUxQRzdxdk9RUTcwcTB6bWJ3VmRDcUY4VEUwWTh5U2VRM241d09NYWE0TlFocEVPYlRDX0hBSjctU3ZwbndzcmJlaTFaUzljTG9HN3cxMHlFYWFCSGk0TE9EYXdhYTVTaHh3R2o4X1BMcmtQVlQ4MTljenppeENhTE1nUUQ1bFJETjMwN3UzUnpON0xPOXVzVVpNOUgxby1jVW9PbmhzUEJCcU84UEJ3X18zYThYLW9aQlpkeUluZw?oc=5 Author : Publish date : 2025-03-24 04:22:00 Copyright fo…

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