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The Bye-laws in this section shall apply to the process of selection of players to represent Hong\u00a0 Kong China in national and international events. The Vice President (International) of the Association shall be responsible for the management of all matters relating to the Hong Kong China Squad and\/or Team, and the Hong Kong China Under 25 Squad and\/or Team, and for reporting such matters to the Council of Management as required by these Bye-laws.<\/p>\n
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5.1.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Hong Kong China Team selection process incorporating the formation of the Hong Kong China Squad and Hong Kong China Under 25 Squad (U25 Squad) shall require the sanction of the Council of Management.<\/p>\n
5.1.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Except as stated in Bye-law 5.9, only members of the Hong Kong China Squad and U25 Squad shall be eligible for selection to play in a Hong Kong China Team.<\/p>\n
5.1.c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Hong Kong China Squad and U25 Squad proposed by the Vice President (International) in conjunction with the National Coach and the High Performance Manager and endorsed by the Selection Panel shall require the sanction of the Council of Management each year.<\/p>\n
5.1.d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The formation of the Hong Kong China Squad and U25 Squad shall be as described in Bye- law 5.3. The selection process of the Squad members to form a Hong Kong China Team for specific events shall be as described in Bye-law 5.5.<\/p>\n
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5.2.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Selection Panel shall comprise the following: –<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vice President (International) of the Association as Panel Chairman,<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 President of the Association,<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Coach,<\/p>\n
(iv)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 High Performance Manager, and<\/p>\n
(v)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a maximum of five nominees from Clubs, one of whom shall be of the opposite gender, appointed by the Council of Management for a tenure of one year.<\/p>\n
5.2.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clubs which have at least one league side, either men or women, eligible to play in the first division of the Premier League at the date of the request for nomination issued may nominate one bona fide member of its Club as a nominee. The gender of the Club nominee shall correspond to that of the league side concerned.<\/p>\n
5.2.c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Club nominee shall meet the following criteria: –<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Represented Hong Kong as a player at Asia level or above in team events, or<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Served in the Selection Panel for a minimum of three years, or<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Has played regularly in the first division of the Premier League for a minimum of seven years, and<\/p>\n
(iv)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Committed to attend the amount of functions relating to the Hong Kong China Squad and U25 Squad as required by the Vice President (International) at the time of request for nomination; and<\/p>\n
(v)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Committed to attend the National Championship semi-finals and finals as required by the Vice President (International) from time to time.<\/p>\n
5.2.d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the event of more than five Club nominations are received, the Council of Management shall select a maximum of five nominees for appointment to the Panel.<\/p>\n
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5.3.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Hong Kong China Squad and U25 Squad shall form the pool of bowlers from which the Selection Panel may select specific Hong Kong China Teams to represent Hong Kong China in national and international events.<\/p>\n
5.3.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The top 24 bowlers of each gender in the Bowler Rankings at the time of formation of the Hong Kong China Squad shall be eligible for selection to join the Squad which shall\u00a0 comprise a maximum of 15 members and a maximum of 3 reserves for each gender.<\/p>\n
5.3.c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The top 15 bowlers of each gender in the Under 25 Bowler Rankings at the time of formation of the U25 Squad shall be eligible for selection to join the U25 Squad which shall comprise a maximum of 8 members and a maximum of 3 reserves for each gender.<\/p>\n
5.3.d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Members of the U25 Squad shall, except otherwise stated in the invitation from the Vice President (International), be eligible to apply for events open for the Hong Kong China Squad, and vice versa, provided that the Squad Members meet the entry requirements and criteria set by the organizers and\/or the Association.<\/p>\n
5.3.e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Squad Member, irrespective of his Bowler Ranking, shall be eligible for selection to join the respective Squad in the following year based on his achievement in individual event as a Hong Kong China Team member listed in this Bye-law.<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Qualified for quarter-finals or play-off for semi-finals at a World level event.<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gold, silver or bronze Medalist at an Asia Pacific level event.<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gold Medalist at an Asia level event.<\/p>\n
(iv)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gold, silver or bronze Medalist at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic in either the singles or pairs event, including when representing the Association.<\/p>\n
(v)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gold, silver or bronze Medalist at an Asia or above junior level event.<\/p>\n
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5.4.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bowler Rankings shall be based on the total weighted Bowler of the Year Award points, as described in Bye-law 6.21, in the three most recent years.<\/p>\n
5.4.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Under 25 Bowler Rankings shall be based on the total weighted Bowler of the Year Award points, as described in Bye-law 6.21, and points awarded for achievements in the Under 25 Singles Championship in the two most recent years.<\/p>\n
The non-accumulative points to be awarded for achievements in the Under 25 Singles Championship are as follows: –<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16 points to the winner;<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8 points to the first runner-up;<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4 points to the second and third runners-up;<\/p>\n
(iv)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 points to those finished in the top 8; and<\/p>\n
(v)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 point to those finished in the top 16.<\/p>\n
5.4.c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Any points achieved by a bowler whilst he is not eligible to represent Hong Kong China in accordance with the regulations of World Bowls and the Association at the time of close of entries for that particular point-awarding event shall be excluded from the compilation of the Rankings.<\/p>\n
5.4.d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Weightings shall be applied to the points achieved in different years as follows: –<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% for the current year,<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 75% for the immediate past year, and<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 50% for the year before the immediate past year.<\/p>\n
5.4.e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Any bowlers who are not eligible to represent Hong Kong China in accordance with the regulations of World Bowls and the Association at the time of compilation of the Rankings shall be excluded from the Rankings.<\/p>\n
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5.5.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Upon the receipt of an invitation to enter a representative team or player in a national or international event, the Vice President (International) shall advise in writing all\u00a0 \u00a0members<\/p>\n
of the Squads of the entry requirements and criteria and Squad Members shall advise their availability for the respective event.<\/p>\n
5.5.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Selection Panel shall wherever possible hold meetings to consider and select the respective Hong Kong China Team as necessary to meet the entry dates and requirements of the calendar of an event.<\/p>\n
5.5.c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Vice President (International) may arrange selection interviews, trials and\/or assessments for the available Squad Members to be attended by the Selection Panel to ascertain the ability and suitability of Squad Members to be selected for the respective event.<\/p>\n
5.5.d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In deciding on the Squad Members to be selected for the respective event, the Selection Panel may, inter alia, take the following factors into account: –<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Squad training reports and recent form;<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Selection interview, trial and\/or assessment results;<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Past performance in the relevant disciplines and on the relevant playing surface;<\/p>\n
(iv)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Past Hong Kong China Team reports;<\/p>\n
(v)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Level of commitment;<\/p>\n
(vi)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Level of competition;<\/p>\n
(vii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Attitude, manner and etiquette;<\/p>\n
(viii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Personality and ambassadorship;<\/p>\n
(ix)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Team spirit and harmony;<\/p>\n
(x)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stress and pressure management ability;<\/p>\n
(xi)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Best team play positions; and<\/p>\n
(xii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scope for development.<\/p>\n
5.5.e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The selection of players shall be decided by voting. All members of the Selection Panel present at the meeting, and who fulfil the voting criteria set in advance by the Vice President (International) shall have one vote and in the event of a tie the Panel Chairman shall have an additional casting vote.<\/p>\n
5.5.f.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Vice President (International) shall report the recommendations of the Selection Panel to the Council of Management in a timely manner for ratification of the Hong Kong China Team members selected for the event.<\/p>\n
5.5.g.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the event of the Council of Management not ratifying the recommendations of the Selection Panel, the Vice President (International) shall refer the matter to the Panel for further consideration.<\/p>\n
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5.6.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Members of the Hong Kong China Squad and U25 Squad shall undertake to deliver the following obligations, except otherwise individually exempted on grounds permitted by the Vice President (International).<\/p>\n
5.6.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Squad Members shall oblige to make themselves available for selection and participation if selected for a minimum of one of the following events within each year.<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Championships<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asia Pacific Championships<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asia Pacific Merdeka Indoor Championships<\/p>\n
(iv)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Asian Lawn Bowls Championships<\/p>\n
(v)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 World Junior Championships (subject to age requirement)<\/p>\n
(vi)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Any other events as decided by the Vice President (International) from time to time<\/p>\n
5.6.c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Squad Members shall oblige to fulfil the following conditions as may be amended from\u00a0\u00a0 time to time within each year: –<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Attend at least 80% of regular training organized by the Association.<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Attend at least 80% of regular physical fitness training organized by the Association.<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Attend at least 80% of pre-tournament\/pre-travel training after selection for a specific event.<\/p>\n
(iv)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Attend public relations, community, social responsibility and other projects as and when reasonably required.<\/p>\n
(v)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Abide by rules, regulations and code of ethics or conduct in force from time to time relating to the control of the Squads.<\/p>\n
5.6.d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Failure to oblige for the first time may result in expulsion from the respective Squad in the same year and refusal of his application for Squad membership in the following year. For second offence, the offender may be expulsed from the respective Squad in the same year and his application for Squad membership refused in the following three years.<\/p>\n
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5.7.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Selection Panel may appoint a Team Manager prior to each event. The Manager shall be accountable to the Vice President (International).<\/p>\n
5.7.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Once the Manager and the Hong Kong China Team are sanctioned by the Council of\u00a0 Management, it shall be the sole responsibility of the Manager to manage and administer the team, including team officials, coaches and players.<\/p>\n
5.7.c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Within one month of the completion of an event, the Manager shall present a written report to the Council of Management.<\/p>\n
5.7.d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Within two months of the completion of an event, the Manager shall at the discretion of the Vice President (International) submit a confidential report to the Officers of the Association and the Selection Panel. The confidential report may incorporate a Coach Report if available.<\/p>\n
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5.8.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Association may offer cash incentive to Hong Kong China Team members who have achieved satisfactory results in an event by means of allocation of a proportion of any\u00a0 prize money received from the organizer of the event and\/or of any incentive award from the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China.<\/p>\n
5.8.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The proportion of allocation of any prize money or incentive award to the\u00a0 eligible incentive recipients shall be as stated in this Bye-law. For a team event, the award shall be equally distributed between the team members.<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 60% of any prize money or incentive award shall be offered to the winner or champion of an event.<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 40% of any prize money or incentive award shall be offered to the first, second and third runners-up of an event.<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20% of any prize money or incentive award shall be offered to other runners-up of\u00a0\u00a0 an event.<\/p>\n
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5.9.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the circumstances of invitations being received for participation of the Hong Kong China Team in events for which special entry requirements and criteria are required by the organisers and\/or the Association, the Selection Panel may select bowlers who are not members of either the Hong Kong China Squad or U25 Squad but who otherwise satisfy the special entry requirements and criteria. Examples of such events are as follows: –<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For the World Singles Champion of Champions Championship, the players representing Hong Kong China shall be the winners of the most recent National Singles Championships.<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 For the World Cup Indoor Singles, the players representing Hong Kong China shall be the winners of the most recent National Indoor Singles Championships. In the \u00a0event<\/p>\n
of the winner(s) not being available to play the Panel may select any of the runners- up to represent Hong Kong China in the event.<\/p>\n
5.9.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the event of an insufficient number of Squad Members is available for any particular event, bowlers who are not members of either the Hong Kong China Squad or U25 Squad may be invited to apply at the discretion of the Vice President (International).<\/p>\n
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5.10.a.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the event of any member of the Hong Kong China Squad or U25 Squad wishes to appeal against the decision of the Selection Panel, the appellant shall give written notice of his appeal to the President of the Association within 14 days of the decision the appeal is against.<\/p>\n
5.10.b.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The notice of appeal shall: –<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Set out the grounds of appeal;<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be accompanied by a written submission stating why and how the appellant considers the decision of the Selection Panel was wrong; and<\/p>\n
(iii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Be accompanied with a cheque deposit of HK$1,000 payable to the Association.<\/p>\n
5.10.c.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Upon receiving the Notice of Appeal, the President shall appoint an Appeal Panel consisting of three members and assign the Vice President (International) as the co- ordinator of the appeal.\u00a0 A deadline of decision shall be given to the Panel.<\/p>\n
5.10.d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Appeal Panel shall make their decision by: –<\/p>\n
(i)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Referring to documents such as the appeal notice, selection report, trials and assessments reports and notes taken during the Selection Panel meetings; and<\/p>\n
(ii)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When felt necessary, meeting the Selection Panel Members and the appellant for further information;<\/p>\n
5.10.e.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If the Appeal Panel allows or dismisses the Appeal, the reasons of the decision shall be given in writing to the Council of Management for further actions. The deposit stated\u00a0 under bye-law 5.10.b.(iii) shall be refunded if the Appeal is allowed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[624],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hk-team-zh-hant","article-list-item","animate"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bowls.org.hk\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bowls.org.hk\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bowls.org.hk\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bowls.org.hk\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bowls.org.hk\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bowls.org.hk\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25224\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bowls.org.hk\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bowls.org.hk\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bowls.org.hk\/zh-hant\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}