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young people from guangdong, hong kong and macao celebrated the 75th anniversary of the national day by playing football and meeting friends

2024-10-07

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china news service, hong kong, october 7th. the "2024 taiping cup integrated youth charity basketball league" was held on the 6th at the sun yat-sen memorial park stadium in hong kong. the theme of the event is "carrying forward the olympic spirit, and young people in the bay area celebrate the 75th anniversary of the national day together." young people from guangdong, hong kong and macao used football to make friends and communicate through the competition.
the "2024 taiping cup integrated youth charity basketball league" was held on the 6th at the sun yat-sen memorial park stadium in hong kong. photo provided by the organizer
it is reported that this event has been held for the fourth year. this year's event is guided by the youth affairs department of the liaison office of the central people's government in the hong kong special administrative region, sponsored by china taiping insurance group, and jointly organized by xinhua international cultural exchange co., ltd. and the hong kong basketball training academy. this year’s event is themed on the integration and exchange of young people in the guangdong-hong kong-macao greater bay area. there are as many as 75 participating teams, including 3 teams from macau, 4 teams from guangdong, and the remaining 68 teams from hong kong.
it is worth mentioning that this year’s participating teams are composed of a wide range of people, including the hong kong accounting profession, the hong kong police force, the hong kong fire services department, radio television hong kong, the greater bay area basketball club, the mainland association, the hong kong university research association and the greater bay area secondary schools. the organizers stated that this not only improves the coverage of the league, but also further expands the depth of mutual integration in the greater bay area, providing more assistance for the "mutual integration and exchange" of the greater bay area.
the picture shows the kick-off session. photo provided by the organizer
this year's league continues to adopt the most popular 3v3 basketball game system. in the first round of competition, open registration teams are divided into men's youth group, women's youth group, men's youth group, and women's youth group for intra-group round-robin competition. in the second round of competition, the promoted teams and the guest invited teams will conduct group knockout matches to determine the champions of each group. the competition starts at 10 am and lasts until 8 pm.
the picture shows the players shaking hands at the end of the game. photo provided by the organizer
the organizer said that although the growth environment and living habits of young people in the greater bay area are different, basketball is a common language. using this as a bridge, young people from the three places strengthened communication during the game, enhanced tolerance and understanding, and enhanced their understanding of the country. the sense of identity and belonging has well fulfilled the original intention of hosting the league. (over)
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