Hong Kong national baseball team
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The Hong Kong national baseball team is the representative team for Hong Kong
in international baseball
competition. The team finished 6th in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship
.
The team, consisting of young Chinese men, courted some controversy in the Hong Kong media, when they were shown naked on camera in a Hong Kong film, City Without Baseball
, with their private parts fully exposed in several scenes. One of the team's main players, Ron Heung Tze-Chun
, who was also the main character in the film, has gone on to become a Hong Kong film actor.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
in international baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
competition. The team finished 6th in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship
Asian Baseball Championship
The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia . It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer...
.
The team, consisting of young Chinese men, courted some controversy in the Hong Kong media, when they were shown naked on camera in a Hong Kong film, City Without Baseball
City Without Baseball
City Without Baseball is a 2008 Hong Kong movie drama starring Ron Heung and other members of the Hong Kong National Baseball Team. It is directed by South African-born Hong Kong filmmaker Lawrence Ah Mon, about a city where baseball is almost unknown, and where the team plays to empty stadia...
, with their private parts fully exposed in several scenes. One of the team's main players, Ron Heung Tze-Chun
Ron Heung
Ron Heung Tze-Chun/Chi Chung is a Hong Kong Chinese film actor and art director. He has appeared in a lead role in two films and as a supporting player in two others. He was also Art Director for the film Permanent Residence, and worked in the Art Department for Amphetamine...
, who was also the main character in the film, has gone on to become a Hong Kong film actor.
See also
- Sai Tso Wan Recreation GroundSai Tso Wan Recreation GroundSai Tso Wan Recreation Ground is a multi-purpose playground in Lam Tin, Hong Kong. It is most notable being the first permanent recreational facility in Hong Kong built from a landfill.-History:...
, training venue of the team