Wok magazine oct 2017

What’s On at KCC October 2017

Kowloon Cricket Club Members Magazine October 2017

The season has arrived

Kowloon Cricket Club

Lawn Bowls News

Tammy Wins Bronze in 29th SEA Games

Golf News

Inara Sharma records an extraordinary victory in the HK Junior Championships

Kowloon Cricket Club 10 Cox’s Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel 3473 7000 | Fax 2311 1432 www.kcc.org.hk

Contents 2 General Committee for 2016-2017 3 President’s Page 4 Club Management 6 Sub-Committees 2017 7 GM's Column 8 Cricket

WHO TO ASK FOR Email to GC Comments comments@kcc.org.hk Reception reception@kcc.org.hk 3473 7000 Car Park Labels Mandy Poon 3473 7121 membership@kcc.org.hk Magazine magazine@kcc.org.hk Venice Tang Allan Castro Monica Wong

12 Hockey

Allan Castro

14 Football 24 Lawn Bowls 27 Sports & Recreation 28 Squash 30 Tennis 32 Community Action 33 Membership Update/Points to note 34 Fitness 35 Pro shop 36 F&B 38 Wine Society 40 Golf 42 Table Tennis

Reciprocal Clubs rc@kcc.org.hk Mandy Poon 3473 7121 Queenie Chung 3473 7000 Monthly Statement Queries Gloria Lo 3473 7134 fc@kcc.org.hk Horse Racing Bookings events@kcc.org.hk Teresa Yu 3473 7125 Dorothy Lam 3473 7169 Venice Tang 3473 7172 Membership Mivilia Yau 3473 7140 Mandy Poon 3473 7121 membership@kcc.org.hk

44 Badminton Mandy Poon

46 Bridge 47 Snooker 48 Facilities Operating Hours

The views expressed in this publication are not necessarily the views of the publishers, the KCC, its Committee or its Members

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Grounds Bookings Roger Jones groundbook@kcc.org.hk Program and Events Venice Tang 3473 7172 pnemanager@kcc.org.hk events@kcc.org.hk Sports and Recreation Sports Counter 3473 7161 Anna Ngai 3473 7181 anna.ngai@kcc.org.hk

Anna Ngai

General Committee for 2016-2017

David Brettell President Office Bearers, Constitution, Vetting kccpresident@kcc.org.hk

Sabrina Kee-Kitney

Simon Scanlon

Peter Fraser

William Lee

Vice President Communications, Discipline vpresident@kcc.org.hk

Captain of Cricket Grounds, Sport Section Representative cricket@kcc.org.hk

Secretary kccsecretary@kcc.org.hk

Treasurer Finance kcctreasurer@kcc.org.hk

Alfonso Cordero

Luca Merlone

Peter Hevicon

Aaron Yip

Timothy Chen

Hockey Representative hockey@kcc.org.hk

Football Representative football@kcc.org.hk

Lawn Bowls Representative lawnbowls@kcc.org.hk

Squash Representative squash@kcc.org.hk

Tennis Representative tennis@kcc.org.hk

Barry Melbourne

David Parkin

James Down

Jonathan Mckinley

Ravi Sujanani

Committee Member Development, Tender barry_melbourne@kcc.org.hk

Committee Member Food & Beverage david_parkin@kcc.org.hk

Committee Member Car Park, Entertainment james_down@kcc.org.hk

Committee Member Membership jonathan_mckinley@kcc.org.hk

Committee Member Societies ravi_sujanani@kcc.org.hk

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General Committee for 2016-2017

President’s Page

David Brettell President David Brettell President Office Bearers, Constitution, Vetting kccpresident@kcc.org.hk

Dear Members, Following up on my message in last month’s WOK about the facilitated workshop results, I confirm that the report on the 12th August 2017 proceedings is available for you to view in the members’ area of the KCC website, and I encourage you to read this as it contains a very useful analysis of the views expressed and recorded at the workshop. Also, section 5 provides an initial action plan which your GC are in the process of putting into effect.

Sabrina Kee-Kitney

Simon Scanlon

Peter Fraser

William Lee

Vice President Communications, Discipline vpresident@kcc.org.hk

Captain of Cricket Grounds, Sport Section Representative cricket@kcc.org.hk

Secretary kccsecretary@kcc.org.hk

Treasurer Finance kcctreasurer@kcc.org.hk

Alfonso Cordero

Luca Merlone

Peter Hevicon

Aaron Yip

Timothy Chen

Hockey Representative hockey@kcc.org.hk

Football Representative football@kcc.org.hk

Lawn Bowls Representative lawnbowls@kcc.org.hk

Squash Representative squash@kcc.org.hk

Tennis Representative tennis@kcc.org.hk

Barry Melbourne

David Parkin

James Down

Jonathan Mckinley

Ravi Sujanani

Committee Member Development, Tender barry_melbourne@kcc.org.hk

Committee Member Food & Beverage david_parkin@kcc.org.hk

Committee Member Car Park, Entertainment james_down@kcc.org.hk

Committee Member Membership jonathan_mckinley@kcc.org.hk

Committee Member Societies ravi_sujanani@kcc.org.hk

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You will have received Notice of the EGM that will take place on Thursday 12 th October, at which two Resolutions will be considered and voted upon. The first Resolution is to increase the maximum number of members from 2000 to 2200. This will enable us to continue the current policy of admitting new members, including children of members, at a gradual rate, in order to ensure that we do not place an excessive burden on the capacity of the Club’s facilities. The second Resolution is to increase the duration of Sporting Subscriberships from three to four years, which will slow the rate at which Sporting Subscribers are absorbed into the general membership upon satisfactory completion of their sporting commitment to the Club.

Please put the above date in your diary and attend the EGM to participate in the discussions and to vote on the two Resolutions.

If for any reason you are unable to attend in person, you are of course able to appoint a proxy to attend and vote on your behalf, and proxy forms are available from the Club’s general office. If you wish to appoint a proxy you need to make sure that you return the form to the office at least 48 hours before the meeting.

Your General Committee are considering the introduction of a minimum spend requirement which I expect will be proposed at the Club’s AGM in December when the details have been worked out. We are also in the process of establishing a separate and dedicated accounting system for maintenance and improvement works, with all revenue from the issue of new memberships and transfers of corporate memberships being allocated to this account. We are also considering the introduction of a form of maintenance levy, and if this is done the money raised will also be allocated to this account.

Mindful of the need to raise funds for the improvement of our existing facilities, your GC have agreed to the setting up of a working group consisting of some GC members and other members, to consider ways in which funds may be raised and to make recommendations to the General Committee. If you would like to be part of this working group, please let me or any other of our GC know.

With regard to the Club’s facilities, our management are in the process of undertaking a survey of usage of the various facilities and will be reporting back to the GC next month, with a view to improving the overall usage of our facilities for the benefit of our members.

I am mindful that we do need to prepare a medium and longer term Action Plan for your further consideration, with a view to ensuring continuity and a more focused direction. This is on the agenda.

On the sporting front, I had the pleasure recently of watching our Templars cricketers displaying their skills against the HKCC Witherers, and was very impressed by their all-round performance in a convincing win. Their fielding stood out as first class, and shows the benefit of all the pre-season training that has been done under the eagle eye of our Director of Cricket Charlie Burke and Head Cricket Coach Scott McKechnie.

As Greg has mentioned in his report, the International Cricket Sixes are returning to KCC later this month, and in mid-October we are welcoming the Afghanistan National Cricket Team to the Club to play against our Hong Kong National “A” Team. The Cricket Sixes and this match will I am sure be very entertaining, so come along and watch.

With my best wishes,

David Brettell President

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Club Management

Charlie Burke

David Lee

Eddie Chan

Director of Cricket

Procurement Manager

Assistant General Manager

cridirector@kcc.org.hk 3473 7173

Responsibilities • Manage & coordinate the overall operations of the cricket section.

• Develop & implement cricket programmes to all level of players.

• Develop coaches.

• Promote cricket in Hong Kong.

• Recruit new cricket players to join the JS or SS programmes.

Responsibilities • Manage the operations of procurement, receiving & store to ensure that all departments have adequate supplies to perform their duties within the operational budget.

• Ensure that the club operates within all purchasing related policies & procedures.

• Introduces efficient ways in daily operations & cost control.

• Monitor the performance of suppliers.

agm@kcc.org.hk 3473 7176

Responsibilities • Management in charge in absence of GM. • Maintenance & Development Projects.

• Security & Safety of the entire clubhouse and grounds.

• Members’ Disciplinary matters.

• Handle members’ complaints.

• Handle all staff relation issues.

• Handle government related issues.

Gloria Lo

Helene Tang

Mivilia Yau

Financial Controller

Human Resources Manager

Membership Manager

fc@kcc.org.hk 3473 7134

Responsibilities • Manage the Club’s overall financial issues & ensure cash level maintained at a healthy position.

• Ensure the club’s ERP & POS system are up-to-date, run in a smooth & user friendly condition.

• Manage the club’s budget & ensure that the club’s resources are utilized in an efficient & effective direction including overall and appropriate cost control.

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pm@kcc.org.hk 3473 7179

hrmanager@kcc.org.hk 3473 7166

Responsibilities • Manpower planning.

• Recruitment & selection.

• Staff benefits & welfare.

• Training & development.

• Staff relations.

• Administration of HR department.

• Payroll.

• Performance Appraisals.

• Plan quarterly general staff meetings.

mbrmgr@kcc.org.hk 3473 7140

Responsibilities • Maintain high standard of member services.

• Membership related matters.

• Manage the Membership & Reception teams.

• Organize monthly Membership Sub-Committee meetings & new member interviews.

• Maintain records of all membership categories.

MK Lai

Roger Jones

Terry Mung

Facilities Manager

Ground Manager

Food & Beverage Manager

facsmgr@kcc.org.hk 3473 7119

gdm@kcc.org.hk 3473 7183

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operation of engineering & housekeeping to maintain a high standard of system operations & cleanliness.

• Plan, coordination of all maintenance & development projects, supervision of contractors work & quality of project to ensure on time & on budget.

• Attend meeting to discuss with committee members for future maintenance & development projects.

• Maintain the cricket ground & square to the highest possible standard.

• Maintain the Lawn Bowls to the highest possible standard.

• Review & improve all landscaping around the grounds, lawn bowl, swimming pool & clubhouse.

• Supervised the installation of the new LED scoreboard.

Venice Tang

Yim King Sing

Program & Events Manager

fbm@kcc.org.hk 3473 7145

Responsibilities • Ensure service standards are at the highest level in all F&B outlets.

• Monitor & control all front of house labor cost to the approved budget.

• Ongoing training of all F&B staff.

• Monitor & control all wine & liquor inventories.

Executive Chef

pnemanger@kcc.org.hk 3473 7172

mainchef@kcc.org.hk 3473 7129

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• WOK magazine, e-WOK, e-Notice Board, KCC website.

• Entertainment events & live music in Pavilion.

• Working with Graphic Designer.

• Oktoberfest, Christmas events to include Caroling, Christmas Day on Grounds & the New Year Eve party, Children Sports Day, Family camp out, Lion Dance.

• All information for the annual report.

• Work closely with the Entertainment & Communication sub-committees.

• Monitor & control all back of house labor cost to the approved budget.

• Review & implement new menus in all F&B outlets.

• Supervise & monitor preparation of all food in all kitchens.

• Supervise & monitor the presentation of food on plates to maintain the highest quality.

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COMMUNICATIONS & CREATIVITY

KCC

Sabrina Kee-Kitney - Chair David Brettell - Chair

Sub -Committees 2017 Updated on 13 September 2017

MAINTENANCE & DEVELOPMENT

DISCIPLINE

Eunice Tong James Down Lena Harilela Lesley Wallis Sunaina Ajwani

ENTERTAINMENT

Barry Melbourne - Chair Sabrina Kee-Kitney - Chair James Down - Chair David Parkin Peter Fraser

FOOTBALL Luca Merlone - Chair

Adrian Townson - Secretary Daniel Jacques Daniel Schick David Christmas Javeed Vageehudeen Jean-Baptiste Roy Raj Heera Shyam Nainani

OFFICE BEARERS David Brettell - Chair Peter Fraser Sabrina Kee-Kitney Simon Scanlon William Lee

CONSTITUTION

Burji Shroff Donald Yap John Luff Leonard Turk Maurice Yap Richard Chow Shirley Cheung-McNeil

GROUNDS Simon Scanlon - Chair Adrian Townson Allah D Dad Peter Hevicon

SOCIETIES

Beryl Chambers Declan Da Silva Don McNeil Gabby Hughes Phoebe Chan

HOCKEY

FINANCE William Lee - Chair Anthony Lui Donald Yap K P Law K S Tang

LAWN BOWLS

Alfonso Cordero - Captain Peter Hevicon - Chair Matthew Barnett - Secretary Davinderpal Sethi Deepak Surtani Eva Thometz Jacky Chow Lisa Milliner Ravdeep Sethi Siddick Khan Toby Brown

SPORTS REPRESENTATIVES

Ravi Sujanani - Society Rep Simon Scanlon - Chair Audrey Tang - Ten-pin Bowling David Mok - Bridge Herbert Kwok - Badminton Joseph Siu - Table Tennis Navin Ahuja - Snooker Ray Brewster - Wine Sanjay Nainani - Golf

Jonathan McKinley Michael Dowie Michael Pomfret William Ko

Aaron Yip Allah D Dad Peter Hevicon Shyam Nainani Timothy Chen

Cliff Imeson - Secretary Jerry Ng - Captain Alice Chang David Leung Eric Wong Mark Mahoney Rita Tsui

SQUASH Aaron Yip - Chair

Kathryn Labrum - Secretary Chan Shing Fung Cheng Chi Yan Elise Ng Jovi Au Peter Fraser Tse Chun Keung

As per Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Club, 13. The General Committee may appoint Sub-committees for such purposes as may be deemed appropriate.

Any Sub-committee shall be chaired by a member of the General Committee and may include Members

and Subscribers selected by the Chairman of the Sub-committee and approved by the General Committee.

14. The Officers of the Club shall be ex-officio members of all Sub-committees.

Note KCC Management in attendance of all sub-committees meetings.

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CRICKET Simon Scanlon - Captain Stephen Pratt - Secretary Ashley Caddy Farooq Saeed Nigel Shiroff Renee Montgomery Roy Lamsam

FOOD & BEVERAGE David Parkin - Chair

Abbas Madar Anil Utamchandani Beryl Chambers Donald Yap Eric K H Fung Haresh Chainani Martin Childs Ray Brewster - KCC WS

MEMBERSHIP Jonathan Mckinley - Chair

Ashok Sakhrani Brian Chambers Burji Shroff Cliff Imeson David Christmas K K Tse Maurice Yap

TENNIS Timothy Chen - Chair K S Wong - Secretary Anthony Yu Harry Yuen Jaime Sin Peter Hung Peter Ko William Woo

GM's Column

Greg Hartigan General Manager

Dear Members, Fall is upon us and the temperatures (and humidity!) are finally abating and we can look forward to our cooler fall months ahead.

The Cricket Sixes is returning to KCC! That’s right, Cricket Hong Kong and their subsidiary CCIL have secured the sponsorships necessary to go forward with this exciting event. We are so very pleased to have been asked to once again be the venue for this event which will be held on Saturday October 28th and Sunday October 29th. It goes without saying that although this will be an exciting event to host, there will be inconveniences experienced.

Mark your calendars for the ever popular Family Camp Out on the Grounds! The dates this year are Wednesday October 4th and Thursday October 5th. Full details of this event were published in last month’s magazine. Movie on the LED screen, pool BBQ dinner and breakfast, roasting marshmallows, etc. This popular event sells out early so contact us right away to make your reservations.

Afghanistan National Cricket Team vs Hong Kong The national cricket team from Afghanistan will be visiting KCC from Sunday October 15th through to October 17th. They will be playing the Hong Kong National “A” team in a 3 day friendly match here at KCC starting at 10am each day. This will be the first multi day game that the Afghanistan National team will play since receiving Test status from the ICC. KCC Corporate Sixes: This year we will be once again holding our popular KCC Cricket Corporate Sixes on Saturday, 18 November and Sunday, 19 November. If you are interested in entering a team, please contact our Director of Cricket Charlie Burke at cridirector@kcc.org.hk Section/Society AGMs: Please be advised that there will be the following AGMs held: 1. Squash AGM – Saturday, 4 November 2. 10 Pin Bowling AGM - TBD 3. Golf AGM – Wednesday, 1 November 3. Lawn Bowls AGM – Thursday, 2 November 4. Tennis AGM – Friday, 8 December 5. Badminton – TBD

Oktoberfest on the Sun Lawn: We will be featuring German food, beer , music and games on the Sun Lawn on Saturday 21st October. Come on down for some great German beers and delicacies created by our Chef Gary. Free beer (for those who partake in the beer drinking contest!) and limited edition souvenir beer mugs. Buffet from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Buy 1 Carlsberg jug of beer and receive a second one free! See inside front cover for details.

The Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association will be holding the annual HK International Classic Tournament from November 11th to 19th at KBGC, CdeR, USRC and KCC. This is the premier event for the HK Lawn Bowls Association and there will be exciting bowling played. Do come out to support our KCC players, representing KCC ladies pairs Annie Yeung and Tammy Tham and the men’s pairs Bob Mehta and Danny Ho. KCC's Raymond Ho will represent Hong Kong. KCC will host two top international teams England & New Zealand during the duration of the International tournament. HKLBA have chosen KCC to hold their HK International Classics Closing Dinner on 19th November 2017.

In-addition, the HKLBA will also be holding the Classics Carnival from Wednesday November 8th through Wednesday November 15th at IRC and the Football Club. Good Bowling to all.

Communication with KCC Management: Management of the Club is eager for all Members to communicate with us regarding any issue that’s on your mind. Please send your comments to: comments@kcc.org.hk As always, see you around the Club!

Greg Hartigan, CCM General Manager

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The season has arrived

CRICKET

Captain of Cricket Simon Scanlon cricket@kcc.org.hk

By Charlie Burke – Director of Cricket

Please follow us at

kcccricket www.kcccricket.com

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KCC v HKCC After a very busy offseason, the season has finally arrived – and with a new on-field look and a number of new captains and players, this promises to be an exciting season ahead. The league structure has slightly changed, with the Premier League one-day competition now a T20 format.

Shrey Sportswear have come onboard as the official clothing supplier for the cricket section, and there has been promising feedback regarding the new look.

Junior numbers are also on the rise, with a 30% increase from last season taking the numbers above 150 kids enrolled in the program; and we are only at the start of the program. The aim to have 160 kids in the program will doubtless be achieved, and we look on target to reach 180+ in 2018-19.

International Cricket at KCC KCC will host four international teams/matches from 22 September to 17 October, with the Hong Kong Women. Hong Kong ‘A’ and our own KCC XI all featuring against some of the best in the region.

Nepal will play a one-day match against KCC XI on Tuesday 10 October, in preparation for their ICC World Cricket League matches against Hong Kong. Afghanistan will play their first multi-day match since gaining test status at KCC, against a Hong Kong A squad; this starts on Sunday 15 October.

Hong Kong’s Women’s team played against Korea on Friday 22 September, after Nepal defeated China in an earlier match.

KCC are well represented in the international scene, with six players selected for the busy international schedule. Jamie Atkinson, Chris Carter, Aizaz Khan and Matthew Stiller have been selected in the Men’s squad, while Keenu Gill – off the back of a fantastic 2016-17 – will also have KCC maiden’s teammate Bella Poon, who is making her debut in the Hong Kong squad, alongside her.

A reminder to all members that the Hong Kong Sixes are back on the weekend of Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October. The tournament will be an eight-team competition. The last time the sixes were held was back in 2012, when South Africa defeated Pakistan.

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Events Calendar 1 Oct

Sunday

16 Oct

Monday

8:00am-12:00nn 1:00pm-6:00pm

u17s Junior Cricket Match Rob Lee Memorial Match (KCC v CCC)

10:00am-6:00pm

Day 2 HK A v Afghanistan

2 Oct

Monday

17 Oct

Tuesday

9:00am-6:00pm

Elite League Match

10:00am-6:00pm

Day 3 HK A v Afghanistan

3 Oct

Tuesday

28 Oct

Saturday

4:30pm-6:30pm

Seniors training

Hong Kong Sixes

5 Oct

Thursday

29 Oct

Sunday

1:00pm-6:00pm

Championship League Match

Hong Kong Sixes

6 Oct

Friday

Junior Cricket Coaching (Tue/Thu/Fri/Sat)

1:00pm-6:00pm 6:30pm-8:30pm

KCC Knights Match Womens Training

7 Oct

Saturday

1:00pm-6:00pm

Championship League Match

8 Oct

Sunday

U/17 (11-17 yrs) Tue@4:30pm-6:30pm (11 sessions) Aug 15, 22, 29, Sep 5, 12, 19, 26 Oct 10, Nov 7, 14, 21 Sat@2:30pm-4:30pm (10 sessions) Aug 19, 26, Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Oct 14, Nov 11, 25 $5,880 (Total 21 Sessions)

1:30pm-6:00pm

Womens League Match

10 Oct

Tuesday

9:00am-5:00pm

KCC XI v Nepal National Team

11 Oct

Wednesday

3:30pm-6:30pm

Community Programs

12 Oct

Thursday

4:30pm-6:30pm 7:00pm-9:00pm

KCC u13s & Seniors training Seniors training

13 Oct

Friday

4:30pm-6:30pm 6:30pm-8:30pm

u11s Training Womens Training

14 Oct

Saturday

10:30am-12:30pm Junior Cricket Programme 1:00pm-6:00pm Championship League Match

15 Oct

Sunday

10:00am-6:00pm

Day 1 HK A v Afghanistan

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U/15 (11-15 yrs) Tue@4:30pm-6:00pm (11 sessions) Aug 15, 22, 29, Sep 5, 12, 19, 26 Oct 10, Nov 7, 14, 21 Sat@10:30am-12:30pm (10 sessions) Aug 19, 26, Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 14, Nov 11, 25 $5,880 (Total 21 Sessions) U/13 (10-13 yrs) Thu@4:30pm-6:00pm (11 sessions) Aug 17, 24, 30, Sep 7, 14, 21, 28, Oct 12, Nov 9, 23, 30 Sat@10:30am-12:30pm (10 sessions) Aug 19, 26, Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 14, Nov 11, 25 $6,240 (Total 21 Sessions) U/11 (5-11 yrs) Fri@4:30pm-5:30pm/ 5:30pm-6:30pm (10 sessions) Aug 18, 25, Sep 1, 8, 15, 29 Oct 13, Nov 10, 24, Dec 1 Sat@8:30am-9:30am/ 9:30am-10:30am 10:30am-11:30am/ 11:30am-12:30pm (10 sessions) Aug 19, 26, Sep 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 14, Nov 11, 25 $5,760 (Total 20 Sessions) Enquiry: Cricket Head Coach: Scott McKechnie

cricoach@kcc.org.hk

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KCC Summer Hockey

By Lisa Milliner Photographs kindly taken by Wendy Walker-Dillon

HOCKEY

Hockey Representative Alfonso Cordero hockey@kcc.org.hk

Although the official hockey season ends in May, our most dedicated KCC members continue playing through the summer in both the HKHA Summer League and PreSeason Friendlies.

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These matches cater to players of all ages and abilities – allowing our junior players to gain valuable experience alongside senior players and vets. Our players have displayed commitment, determination and enthusiasm, playing through the hottest of days and nights – thus ensuring they’re fit and ready for the new 2017–18 season that starts in mid-September.

Events Calendar

Hassan Ali

The Rising Stars and Legends of KCC Hockey

By Lisa Milliner

Each month, we will profile some of our players. Stay tuned each month to meet the forces behind KCC Hockey.Keep an eye out for two of our upcoming players in the Men’s Hockey Section: Hassan Ali and Nadeem Khan.

22-year old Hassan Ali has played for KCC for nearly three years as a sweeper and mid-fielder, and will be in the B Team this coming season. Check him out when you come along to support KCC. Nadeem Khan has been playing for KCC for the last year in the C Team. Pay attention to this 18-year old, who mostly plays up front as a forward.

We look forward to seeing more of these energetic and dedicated young men.

4 Oct

Wednesday

5:00pm-7:00pm

Youth Hockey Training

8 Oct

Sunday

8:00am-1:30pm

Mini Hockey Training

11 Oct

Wednesday

5:00pm-7:00pm

Youth Hockey Training

15 Oct

Sunday

8:00am-1:30pm

Mini Hockey Training

18 Oct

Wednesday

5:00pm-7:00pm

Youth Hockey Training

22 Oct

Sunday

8:00am-1:30pm

Mini Hockey Training

25 Oct

Wednesday

5:00pm-7:00pm

Youth Hockey Training

29 Oct

Sunday

8:00am-1:30pm

Mini Hockey Training

1 Nov

Wednesday

5:00pm-7:00pm

Youth Hockey Training

5 Nov

Sunday

8:00am-1:30pm

Mini Hockey Training

SPORTS HALL MINI HOCKEY TRAINING (Sunday) U8: 9:00am - 10:00am U10: 10:00am -11:00an U12: 11:00am - 12:00nn Youth: 12:00nn - 1:00pm 3rd Sept 2017 – Jun 2018 $800 Nadeem

Khan

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Football Representative Luca Merlone football@kcc.org.hk

FOOTBALL

KCC Dragons - Strong pre-season offers high hopes for season ahead

By Dan Jacques

An encouraging summer has seen expectations rise amongst the football section as KCC Dragons look ahead to the new Yau Yee League season. After finishing outside the top six for the first time in a decade last season, lots of work off the field has gone into getting KCC back where it belongs – at the top end of Division 1 in Hong Kong’s premier amateur football league.

This year, Barry Brown will lead the Dragons as Head Coach, alongside Assistant Coach Ming Kong. Dan Jacques will take on the management of the team, supported by Danny Loup.

Pre-season has seen some strong recruitment adding quality and depth to Dragons, something that can be seen from their 100% record during pre-season. A 3-1 win over KCC Caviliers kicked off the summer, followed by a 3-1 win against Corinthians, a 2-1 win over USRC, an 18-0 win over Ants FC, with a 7-1 win over Division 1 Rivals – Boca – rounding off the pre-season schedule. The team’s positive attitude and performances has seen excitement build amongst regular spectators of the Football Section’s first team.

Barry Brown said after the 7-1 triumph “We are looking to play a fast and exciting brand of football this season, and are already starting to turn a few heads with the quality we are showing early on”. Section Captain, Dan Schick added “It’s still early days, but the signs are looking good for a strong season.”

Dragons have often enjoyed good support from wider members of KCC, and we urge football fans across the club to head up to Kings Park on a Sunday afternoon to enjoy a cold pint and a good game of football alongside the friendly regulars. (all fixtures can be found on the football section notice board) Finally, on behalf of the Dragons squad, I’d like to wish our other section teams, Knights, Royals, Cavaliers and Vets, all the best for the upcoming season, and look forward to seeing some familiar faces at Kings Park over the coming weekends.

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KCC Youth Football Open Days

By Steve Palfrey

The football season has begun with the KCC Youth Football Open Days that were held at the club on the 12th and 19th of August and after a rather wet summer of hit and miss days on the weather front, we were graced with some superior sunny days to help the kids enjoy the festivities on hand.

There was an enthusiastic turn out of children of all ages wanting to be the KCC stars of tomorrow, with plenty of returning faces as well as some newly generated interest. The days were marshalled by Adrian Townson, Head of KCC Youth Football this season and the APSS coaching team of Dave Stewart and Henry Lee, Head and Assistant Head Coach respectively. The coaches from APSS were also out in force to help with the open day and encourage the children's participation in this fun and inclusive program.

Adrian kicked off proceedings with his usual warm and friendly welcome and re-grouped with the parents later in the morning to outline the finer details of the club and expected behavior of our visitors. Adrian outlined the “Who’s Who” of KCC Youth Football Poster with the names, contact details and photos of all the 3 heads of programme and introduction to the coaches for the season ahead. Dave was on hand to give a rousing portrait of the football proceedings and expectation of support from the coaches for the juniors this year.

One of the highlights for the children was to take part in the “Icon” training wall, where the children were pitting the accuracy of their passing skills against a timer wall. The Icon was inspired by the well-known ‘tika-taka’ style of play, made famous by Barcelona, and provides players of all levels an engaging and interactive environment whereby they can not only practice the basic football techniques of passing and control, but also benefit from precise data that enables performance analysis for each individual on an ongoing basis. The Elite Skills Arena mantra is ‘good repetition accelerates performance’. Our sincere thanks to Football Section Member Mike Trayford for providing this amazing equipment and if anyone is interested to buy or use this then Mike would be pleased to hear from you via : info@eliteskillsarena.com.hk or on +852 635 44 192.

The APSS coaches set up some fun activities of Goal Shooting accuracy, Rebound Net shooting and a Speed Gun, with some juniors recording speeds in excess of 65 km/Hr. The mornings were rounded off with a few Practice Matches where the children had the chance to play alongside the coaches and their coaching support staff as well as other children in the program of various ages. This year we will re-introduced the Goal keeping coach program to support the full rounded player experience and promote KCC as a premier training academy.

“Player Layer” our new kit supplier, were also on hand throughout both events to support the Juniors getting fitted for the 2017 – 2019 in the KCC football kit. The new kits are inspired by an Ajax themed pattern and looked great. We have also introduced the ability of putting names on the shirts for the Juniors, to add that personal touch. We have gone “online” for the purchasing this season and the first batch of new soccer kits has started to arrive at the children’s home addresses for those who had registered early, with more kits to be delivered over the coming weeks. For any new kit ordering, even if just to gets some spare or replacements, please go to the following link: http://www.playerlayer.com.hk/account-125/kowloon-cricket-club.html

Here’s to another great season in the KCC Youth Football Programme!

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FOOTBALL

KCC U18 Trial Match v CharterHouse, UK, U18 Boys

By Adrian Townson

As part of their Hong Kong Tour 2017, the CharterHouse School from the UK ended up at Kings Park on a rainy August evening!

Coached by the ex-Tottenham Hotspur Midfielder and 1991 F.A.Cup winner David Howells, they brought a large squad of over 20 players. The KCC U18 Team had held its first trials and with well over 20 players interested in joining this season, this was a great opportunity for Coach Eddie to have a look at the new players as well as some existing ones, as he tried to slim down the squad.

The match was played over three thirds of 30 minutes each, allowing both coaches to mix their teams around; and for the spectators it was also great to see the range of talented footballers on both sides. Charterhouse played their 1st XI and were easy victors of the 1st period, with great passing and accuracy in front of goal. The second period was more even, albeit Charterhouse just edged it with a couple of well taken late strikes, but in the 3rd period the teams played out a 0:0 draw.

It is always great to get the opportunity to play touring sides, especially those from countries with strong footballing backgrounds and with high profile coaches! It was a great opportunity for our coach Eddie and the players, and we hope it will prove valuable experience, as we move forwards this season. There were certainly many positives to take from the game.

Fun Day for IBET's Jordan Centre kids

By Coach Henry

It was a hot and humid afternoon in Kings Park, where Rugby and Football joined forces in a sporting Fun Day for 50 underprivileged kids from The “IBET� Jordan Centre. IBET is committed to educating and empowering students from underprivileged ethnic minority groups, by providing high-quality educational support.

The coaches took 2 sessions with the kids, who enjoyed some rugby followed by fun football drills and mini games. It was great to have the opportunity to work with such an energetic and joyful bunch.

Balls were flying, goals were scored, everyone was smiling and having a great time at the event.

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KCC – Youth Football U15/U16 Colts Football Program

By Pravin Bhardwaj

This year saw an incredible turnout for the U15 and U16 KCC Colts Program. The program is run in conjunction with APSS, providing high quality coaching on a weekly basis. The level of competition for places was very high; we had close to 50 players competing for the KCC elite program. It has been a very difficult process for coaches to choose players from a large pool, and trials are still ongoing. Congratulations to all the finalists who have been selected based on their performance at the first two trials. We look forward to an exciting and enjoyable league this season.

Players who have not been selected for the HKFA team will have the opportunity to train and play for the Colts Recreational program on Saturday evenings, with the ongoing opportunity to still make the team later in the season. Training has been scheduled for every Wednesday, and we look forward to seeing everyone who has tried out for the Colts Program, joining the team or the recreational sessions in future.

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FOOTBALL

KCC Youth Football – Asst. Coaches Training

By Adrian Townson

After passing the APSS Asst. Coaches training course last season, a select few have been chosen to take part in the KCC Youth Football Programme (Junior Section) and assist the APSS coaches this season. This is a fantastic opportunity for the 6 players from the KCC Colts and KCC Young Ladies Teams.

To complete their training, they had a final “classroom” session before the season began, with KCC Youth Football Head Coach Dave and his Assistant Coach Henry, where they ran through the key elements of training, under the watchful eye of the Youth Football Heads, Adrian Townson (Head of Youth Football), Steve Palfrey (Head of Junior Boys) and Scott Allen (Head of Junior Girls).

There will be further opportunities for any of our Colts and Young Ladies to participate in this course in the 2nd half of the season, and details will follow on how they can get involved. In the meantime, we congratulate the 6 – Jai Savalani, Faith Jung, Alex Ekberg, Gabrielle Desilets, Nicholas Lumley-Smith and Oscar George, and look forward to their dedication to the programme and wish them well for the season ahead.

JS and SS Introduction Meeting

By Luca Merlone

On 24 August, the Football Section arranged the first JS and SS Introduction meeting for all the players involved, with the 4 Adult teams at KCC. The meeting was the first of its kind, putting together all new and current Junior and Sporting Subscribers of the Football section, to confirm their commitment to the Club and their involvement in the football section.

The 2-hour meeting was hosted by the Football Convener Luca Merlone and the Football Secretary Adrian Townson, spanning topics, from playing commitments and the support for our junior program, to engagement in social events, and pride in being part of such a fantastic Club.

The event was a great success, with more than 50 people signed in.

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Season Opener Pool Party

By Raj Heera

The KCC Football Section’s season-opening pool party turned out to be another great event, with many of our players attending along with their better halves! A few even read the advert and turned up in their retro football tops to enjoy a night of food, drinks and fun games. Some old airline life vests also made it to the event, triggering some interesting takes on evacuation routines!

Players from all 4 of our adult teams at KCC made it to the poolside kick-off, and not even the bad weather could stop us enjoying some chilled beers and great food by the pool. Some new faces joined us this season, and it was great to see everyone bonding!

The “Official Relay” was a very tight contest this time around, thanks to some suspicious drinking tactics from Santi, who decided it would be more appropriate to bathe himself in the cold brew rather than gulping it down as instructed by the MC for the night; and the one and only Dan Jacques, who donned a life vest in case anyone decided to toss him in the pool.

The “Biggest Splash” contest came down to a “flop out ” be between Mr.100% Raj and the man mountain that is Dan Schick. Word has it that Dan’s belly flop was heard all round the globe, and was more than enough to take the honours from Raj. The annual “Boatrace” was held between the teams, albiet the “Dutch” ringers taught everyone a lesson in sinking a cold one!

The “Cup Flip” was added at the end, to help some of our American and Canadian guests feel at home! With the season Kicked-Off in style, it’s now up to our boots to do the talking and we look forward to another successful season.

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FOOTBALL

Annual Graham Archer Tournament

By Raj Heera

The 6th Annual Graham Archer tournament was held on Saturday 26 August. The weather was fine, and KCC Grounds staff again ensured the 2 football pitches were in top condition. This year’s tournament was our biggest yet, with 16 teams and over 200 people in attendance. It turned out to be a great day with burgers, bangers and beer, not forgetting the actual football. We welcomed a few new teams including the BGC Bears from the British Consulate, and Happy 99 from the local “Happy League”.

This year, the tournament was opened to quite a few teams from outside KCC, and this helped create a very homey image of the club as well as spreading the importance and significant meaning behind the tournament, for the great man who was Graham Archer. All teams observed a minute’s silence in recognition of Graham, and Jim Down delivered a few words for our beloved friend.

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In the traditional women’s final, the KCC Young Ladies prevailed in penalties over a strong Goodbellas team, with some excellent goals and shot stopping. As for the bowl final, FOTB, captained by Roshan Daswani, triumphed over the KGV Staffies, who put up a resilient performance, but youthful exuberance come out on top. Last but not least, the Cup final proved to be a brilliant exhibition of football, with Good Knight, captained by Manjeet Brar, beating tournament debutants BCG Bears 3:0.

This tournament is all about having a good time and enjoying an atmosphere of togetherness, which is exactly what Arch would have loved to see. Football and Fun were again very much the winners!

It was a privilege for me as the new KCC Football Section Events Manager to organise this as my first event on the committee, and I would like to extend a huge thanks to everyone involved for making this a very memorable day for everyone.

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FOOTBALL

HKFA Jockey Club League Presentation – KCC U16 Runners Up

By Adrian Townson

Sunday 3rd September saw the HKFA Presentation Ceremony for the Winners and Runners up in the Jockey Club Leagues for the 2016-17 Season. Despite the Typhoon signals in force and much wind and rain, Pravin Bhardwaj our Head of Colt Football was on hand with his son, to pick up the U16 Runners-Up Trophy and Medals. This was a tough age group and great to the KCC Team only a slender margin away from being Hong Kong’s Top U16 Team! Well done to all involved!

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Tammy Wins Bronze in 29th SEA Games The 29th SEA (South East Asian) Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during August. Events included a lawn bowls competition, played from 22–27 August at the National Lawn Bowls Centre, with competitors from Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

LAWN BOWLS

Lawn Bowls Representative Peter Hevicon lawnbowls@kcc.org.hk

KCC member Tammy Tham won the Bronze medal in the singles, by beating a competitor from Thailand.

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The two finalists were a Malaysian – who had only narrowly defeated Tammy, 21:19 – and a competitor from Brunei, who Tammy had lost lost to by an even narrower margin, 21:20.

The Malaysian went on to win the final.

Congratulations to Tammy, who was so very close to making it all the way to Gold!

Team KCC v HKYDT - 19 August 2017

By Peter Hevicon

This match was held on a roasting hot August day, attracting participation by 72 players, 36 on each team.

The competition was as fierce as the midday sun, and after some hard fought battles, KCC Mens won 3 rinks, HKYDT won 3 rinks, and KCC Ladies won all their 3 rinks. With 2 points awarded for a win, the overall result was a victory for KCC, with 12 points versus 6 points to HKYDT. The event was well supported, with officials and coaches from HKLBA, HKYDT and LCSD, and proved especially popular as it also marked the launch of the KCC/HKLBA joint junior development program.

Chadwick Chen Hong Kong Lawn Bowler Of The Year 2016

By Peter Hevicon

A Story of loyalty, dedication, talent and achievement, Chadwick commenced lawn bowling in KCC at the age of nine (1983), Chadwick's first league game was in Ronnie Ng's rink in the 3rd Division at the tender age of 10yrs.

Chadwick's dedication to lawn bowls and practice soon revealed a future lawn bowls champion of considerable talent.

Chadwick's Lawn Bowls Achievements

1987 HK National Junior Singles Cup Champion (Age 13yrs) 1988 HK National Junior Singles Plate Winner (Age 14yrs) 1989 HK National Junior Singles Cup Champion (Age 15yrs) From the age of 15 to 26 Chadwick focused on his education studying overseas in California, leaving himself little or no time for lawn bowls.

2001 Chadwick resumed his lawn bowls at KCC he was an ever present in the Winter & Summer leagues Chadwick was selected to play for the Hong Kong National team however family & business commitments 2005 impacted on his availability and he remained a HK team squad member for similar reasons Chadwick limits his club and week night National competitions.

2006 HKLBA National Triples Champions 2006 HKLBA National Fours 1st Runners-up 2007 HKLBA National Mixed Pairs Champions 2008 HKLBA National Mixed Pairs Champions HK International Classic Pairs 1st Runners-up, Chadwick paired with Mr. Jimmy Chiu becoming KCC's first ever HK 2008 International Classics Pairs to win silverware in the history of the competition.

In the yeas following the historic HK Int' Classics win Chadwick was crowned KCC club singles champion six times sharing the glory with KCC legend bowler Mr. C.S.Dang.

2009 HKLBA National 2 x 4 x 2 Champions 2009 HKLBA National Pairs1st Runners-up 2016 HKLBA National Singles Champion 2016 HKLBA National Champion of Champions 1st Runner-up 2016 HKLBA National Bowler of the Year

Chadwick's Contribution To The Lawn Bowls Section 2005 - 2007 Lawn Bowls Section Convener Six Times KCC Mens A Team HKLBA Mens Premier League 1st Division Champions.

With no shortage of offers from top rival clubs Chadwick has remained loyal to KCC making him KCC's most loyal home groomed lawn bowler.

It is my opinion Chadwick Chen's bowling record his contribution to the lawn bowls section and his loyalty to the club places him as a significant candidate for KCC Sports Person Of The Year.

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LAWN BOWLS

2017 National Championship Finals Day th Sunday 9 July 2017

Dear members, a big thank you to the KCC grounds management & staff for their tremendous effort in-getting this event on considering the night before the green was at least 5cm under water.

"Well done Rodger & team".

Events Calendar October TBA October

Mid Autumn Festival - Wappenshaw - Event Dropped Due to Fixture Congestion

TBA October

TBC - Les Hill Trophy - Details To Follow - This is a self funding event.

November 2nd November

Section AGM 7pm Fincher Room

3rd November

GE / Cathay Pacific Lawn Bowls Event 7pm - Top Green - Dump Mats - Carpark to Jordan Rd

8th to 15th November

Classics Carnival (not at KCC)

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11 to 19 November

HK International Classics (at KCC)

December 2nd December rd

LB Section Club Competitions Finals Day & Prize Presentation / Sections Annual Dinner

3 December

Under 25's Finals Bottom & Top Greens 9am - 1pm & Bottom Green 2pm - 6pm.

9th December

The Start Of The Winter Triples League

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10 December

Womens Knock-out Singles One Green All Day From 9am

17th December

Mens Knock-out Singles One Green All Day From 9am

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Sports & Recreation Sep - Dec 2017 Prices shown are for KCC Members only.

PRIVATE COACHING Personal Training Enquiries:

Tony 9837 3739

DISCO FREESTYLE / HIP HOP with Island Dance

anna.ngai@kcc.org.hk

Riny 9046 5134

YOGA WITH SUJAL KundaliniYoga

$200 per member per lesson

$2520 per member per course Enquiries: Anna 3473 7181

Kenny 6543 0802

Hatha

$180 per member per lesson

Aug 21, 28

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Dec

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Monday 7:00pm - 9:00pm (Kundalini Yoga) Tuesday 10:00am - 11:15am (Hatha) Saturday 10:00am - 11:15am (Hatha)

PILATES with Riny

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$200 per member per lesson

$160 per member per lesson

Enquiries: Riny 9046 5134

Enquiries: Amy 6543 0332 Wednesday 11:00am - 12:30pm

Monday 11:00am - 12:00nn Wednesday 9:30am - 10:30am

Anyone participating in any activity or sports should consult a doctor prior to commencement of such activities and all participants are responsible for their own medical/accident insurance coverage

Application forms are available from the KCC Reception General Enquiries: 3473 7161

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Law Yat-Long - New Junior Subscriber

SQUASH

Squash Representative Aaron Yip squash@kcc.org.hk

By Aaron Yip

KCC Squash is sponsored by:

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A warm welcome to Law Yat-Long, who has joined our section as a junior subscriber. He won the U19 Hong Kong Junior Open 2017, and the U17 Hong Kong Junior Champion 2015 and U19 Japan Junior Open 2016 – and will represent our team in Division 2 in the coming season.

Janice Ho Ka-wing Runner Up in 24th Asian Junior Individual Championship

By Aaron Yip

There was further international success for junior subscriber Janice Ho Kawing, who had helped our ladies team to claim doubles champions in Div 1, Hong Kong Squash League 2016-17.

She had an outstanding performance in the 24th Asian Junior Individual Championship, held in Amman, Jordan. She was on her top form, and came second in the U19 Girls group, only losing to the top seed, Satomi Wanatabe of Japan, in the final.

Congratulations to Janice for her fantastic performances!

KCC Juniors Shine in World Junior Squash Championships 2017

By Aaron Yip

Two of our junior subscribers, Janice Ho Ka-wing and Sara Cheng Ngar-ching, represented Hong Kong Girls' Team in the World Junior Squash Championship, held in Tauranga, New Zealand. They helped Hong Kong win the Bronze medal, after losing to the first seed and five-time defending champions in the semi-final.

(Photos credit to Steve Cubbins@Squashsite)

Well done Janice and Sara!

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Tennis Racquet Demo Day By the KCC Tennis Coaching Team

A tennis racquet demo day will be held at KCC on 15th October2017 (Sunday) from 12:00nn to 2:00pm on Court 3.

Come and try out some of the newest racquets on the market with our Club’s tennis professionals. A $50 entry fee will be charged to take part and all participants taking part will receive a small gift on the day.

TENNIS

Tennis Representative Timothy Chen tennis@kcc.org.hk

Limited spaces available so to avoid disappointment, members wishing to participate should register with the Sports Counter in person or call 3473 7161.

Upcoming Event Tennis Section Annual Dinner tentatively to be held on 24 November 2017 Interport visit to Singapore Cricket Club on 2 December 2017 Tennis Section AGM tentatively to be held on 8 December 2017

KCC Junior Tennis Hot Shots of the Month Join the KCC Junior Tennis Program and become a KCC Junior Tennis Hot Shot! Work and develop your game with our club pros, and strive for Gold in our skills competitions in November and May each year.

Name: Thomas Christmas Age: 10 Years of playing tennis: 2 years Favorite shot: Forehand Why I like tennis: Tennis is fun Favorite player is: Andy Murray Other interests: Football

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Community Action Jockey Club Sarah Roe School PE Lesson.

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Membership Update Welcome to the following New Members / Subscribers

Ordinary Voting Member Christopher Yip Chi Yan

Ordinary Voting Member Kumar Chandiramani

Lawn Bowls Sport Subscriber Isaac Ng Ka Ming

Cricket Sport Subscriber John Narang

Cricket Junior Subscriber Vikas Sharma

Hockey Junior Subscriber Taranpreet Bhatti

Hockey Junior Subscriber Wai Ka Kit

Squash Junior Subscriber Law Yat Long

Lawn Bowls Junior Subscriber Eva Yu Yee Wa

Football Junior Subscriber Arnold Poon

Points to Note

by Greg Hartigan, CCM General Manager

25.2 The Fitness Centre is subject to the following usage rules: (a)

All Users must sign the Attendance Record on every occasion they enter the Fitness Centre unless physical disability prevents this and written approval has been obtained from Management.

(e)

Users are discouraged from bringing bags into the Fitness Centre and where necessar y they must be placed on the shelf in front of the staff counter. Belongings such as bags must not be placed near any training station /machine as they may be a hazard to Users.

(f )

Users must not occupy training stations whilst spending time on their mobile phones or place mobile phones, towels and any other item on a bench or training station /machine whilst exercising on a separate bench, training station/machine.

(j)

Users of machines and equipment must wipe them down with a towel and alcohol after use.

(n)

Any User seeking an exemption from any Fitness centre Bye-law must obtain written permission from the General Manager.

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Fitness

By Brandon Lee – Sport Assistant, BSc in Sport Science

Kettlebell We have long been using dumbbells for our workouts, but we may have another option: kettlebell. Kettlebell is a iron-iron weight with a handle, and is pretty versatile because with it, you not only train your muscle strength, but also your cardiovascular system and flexibility at the same time.

The main thing that distinguishes the kettlebell from its dumbbell cousin is the off-set nature of the load. A kettlebell’s centre of gravity lies away from your grip, which makes it harder to control. As a result, practically any exercise you do with it is going to require stricter form and more muscle activation than you could get away with using a dumbbell.

Since swing action, which requires more space, is more frequently employed with kettlebell, you should ensure it is in clear space, and be aware of any people nearby.

Below is an introduction to two exercises for kettlebell: 1. Kettlebell Swing Target muscles: hips, legs, back muscles 1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, and knees slightly bent; look straight ahead. Hold a kettlebell between your legs using a two-handed, overhand grip; 2.

Keeping the arch in your lower back, bend your hips back until the kettlebell is between and behind your legs; squeeze your glutes to extend your hips and swing the weight up; and

3. Let the weight swing back between your legs as you bend your hips and slightly bend your knees; if it hits you in the butt, you’re doing it right! And then repeat.

2. Kettlebell Clean and Press Target muscles: Shoulders 1. Hold a kettlebell by the handle. Clean the kettlebell to your shoulder by extending through the legs and hips as you pull the kettlebell towards your shoulder. Rotate your wrist as you do so, so that the palm faces forward; and 2. Press the kettlebell overhead to lockout by extending the arms. Then, repeat.

References: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettlebell https://www.onnit.com/academy/kettlebell/ http://www.mensfitness.com/training/pro-tips/perfect-kettlebell-swing https://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/main/popup/name/one-arm-kettlebell-clean-and-jerk-

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Chardonnay EspinoWilliam Fevre 2014 (Chile)

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Mon – Sat & PH Dinner 6:30pm – 11:00pm

Fri, Sat & Day before PH 12:00nn – 1:00am

Sun Closed Last Order 10:00 pm Tel : 3473 7120

Mon – Fri(Happy Hour) 5:30pm – 8:00pm

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F&B Functions fnb@kcc.org.hk Teresa Yu 3473 7125 Dorothy Lam 3473 7169

Tel : 3473 7127

The Boundary Cafe

Teresa Yu

The Pavilion

Mon – Sun 7:00am - 11:00pm

Mon – Sun 11:00am - 11:00pm

Last Order 10:00 pm

Last Order 10:00 pm

Tel : 3473 7112 or 3473 7114

Tel : 3473 7152

RÉVA Piedmont

Wine Dinner Grillroom

Friday 3 November 2017 Cocktail 7:00pm Dinner 7:30pm starts Member $480 per person Guest $540 per person Guest speaker: Mr. Roberto Cioaca

(Owner of Heritage Wines) Food: 4 courses set dinner Wine served: RÉVA Sauvignon Blanc 2015 RÉVA, Barbera d’AIba Superiore 2015 RÉVA, Nebbiolo d’ AIba 2014 RÉVA, Barolo 2010 Fratelli Grasso, Moscato d’ Asti 2016

No cancellation after October 28, seating is extremely limited.

Bookings Brian 3473 7120

Regular Favourites and Promotions

The German Food promotion The Boundary Café - October

Daily Set Lunch Served Monday – Friday excludes Public Holidays. Changed daily and just $82 per person.

Chinese Dim Sum Buffet The Boundary Café One of our regular event that our chefs present homemade Dim Sum and other Guangdong gourmet dishes for a very reasonable price.

Wednesday 25 October 12:00nn – 2:30pm $130 per person

German Food Lunch Buffet The Boundary Café Friday 13 October 12:00nn – 2:30pm $130 per person

For buffet reservation, please call 3473 7112 or 3473 7114

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Beaucastel – Chateaneuf du Pape vertical

WINE

Convenor Danny Gohel wine@kcc.org.hk

The food and wines tasted like any Michelin-starred restaurant, as was evident from poring over the selection of wines and the matched dinner menu. This was one of the most enjoyable evenings, with both the wines and food out-competing one another in the palate, and demanding your attention. The “lemon-lavender” soufflé matched with muscat de beaumes de venise (also from the same region) was the highlight of the event.

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Chateau Musar tasting and dinner On the evening of Tuesday 12 September, we had a very interesting line-up of wines from the 1960s all the way to 2012, for both the red and white wines. Marc Hochar, son of the late Serge Hochar, delicately double-decanted the wines himself, and had them ready for tasting by members of both the KCC Wine Society and the Hong Kong Wine Society. They were matched with excellent Middle-eastern cuisine prepared by Chef Sing and his team in the Grill room. This was a “bucket-list” evening for wine tasting!

Cellar Tastings Held on ever y 2 nd Thursday of the month, members can taste wines that are being selected for the wine list as well as tasting some rare bottles found in the cellars. We hope through these tasting, your palate can be kept up-to-date with the revised wine-list and provide valuable feedback to the committee for future purchases.

Upcoming Tastings Oct 2017 / Nov 2017 12 October 2017 (Thursday) Cellar Tasting at the Pavilion 20 October 2017 (Friday) Classified Bordeaux Wines 9 November 2017 (Thursday) Cellar Tasting at the Pavilion 17 November 2017 (Friday) Domaine de Bablut (Chenin Blanc) – Loire Valley

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GOLF

Convenor Sanjay Nainani golf@kcc.org.hk

Inter Club Match KCC Golf Society vs Kowloon Tong Club!

The Golf Society has been pushing for some InterClub games since last year. This time, a game against Kowloon Tong Club was on the cards. The game was played on the Old Course at HKGC. The weather held up somehow, and it was a great icebreaker with yet another club for the Inter-Club Games.

The format was Match Play, in which the better ball score would be counted. Ten players from each team came out to play, forming 5 groups. The Sanjay / Rahul team combo started off pretty well, with Rahul putting for par to win the 1st hole. On the 2nd hole, Sanjay missing a 5-foot putt for par, causing a miss on doubling the lead. KCC held on their lead till hole 10, before losing a hole to KTC when they got lucky and chipped the ball in for a birdie from 20 feet away. Following through, KTC eventually took the lead and fought for the win 4:5.

The Strongest Team of KCC was a combo of Eric & David. They started off slow, but were eventually leading by 5 holes with 4 more holes to play – thus giving them a Unanimous 7:2 victory for the Match.

The other team pulling off a win was the combo of Anthony & Vincent, who won at the end by literally a hairline. With 2 holes to play, the game was still anybody's, with the match tied at this point, but KCC came out winning that match with a 3:2 as well.

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The other 2 teams were Ashok / Christopher and CM Mak / Gabriel.

Despite Ashok having a fabulous game and hitting a gross score of 89, it was not enough for his team to pull off a win. His team eventually lost 4:6.

CM's team was also on the losing end, with a final score of 4:5. CM's team struggled for the 1st nine holes, and played brilliantly on the back nine, but it was too little too late.

The results gave KTC the Cup for this year, winning with a 2:3 score line. KCC did well for their 1st Inter-Club match in Match Play, and with more games to be played in the near future, we hop e to see many more positive results.

The Players flying the KCC Flag were: Sanjay Nainani (Captain) Rahul Sharma Anthony Lee Vincent Lee Eric Kee David Brettell Ashok Mahtani Christopher Chan CM Mak Gabriel Lam In the League News... KCC GS had a superb game planned for the August league game at HKGC, but Typhoon Hato had other plans for us... This game eventually got called off due to Typhoon Signal 8 being issued.

The Final League Game will be held on 1 November, at the famous Xili Golf Course, and will be followed by Dinner at KCC. It is always a very popular event, in which everyone meets up for the Year End Prize Presentations.

Guests are welcome as well. Mark your diaries for this date.

KCC's Very Own – Inara Sharma records an extraordinary victory in the HK Junior Championships at the Clearwater Bay Golf Club KCC and Hong Kong’s Inara Sharma was crowned Girls’ Overall Champion at the Hong Kong Junior Open Championship last month, finishing with a final round 72 for a total of 215 at the Clearwater Bay Golf Club in very wet and windy conditions. At 15, she was among the youngest competitors in the 15-18 age category, competing against golfers from around the region including China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Japan.

Inara will join Yannick Artigolle, the overall boys' champion, for the final two days of the World Golf Championship-HSBC Champions, at Sheshan International Golf Club in October.

There, they will get an inside-the-ropes look at how a World Golf Championship event is staged, and will be treated to a coaching clinic with one of the world’s top golfers. On the Monday following the final round, they will have the opportunity to play on the tournament course in a match against their peers from the CGA-HSBC China Junior Golf Programme.

Happy golfing!!

By Sanjay Nainani

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Convenor Joseph Siu tabletennis@kcc.org.hk

TABLE TENNIS

A social dinner 12th August in recognition of the work done by last Sub Committees 2015/2017

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Come to join our social practice

e KCC Juniors, please com & join the tournament by registering your name on re the notice board befo th 14 October 2017

The League Team For the second year running the Society has a team representing KCC in the HKTTA league. Compared to last year there has been a marked improvement in performance. Congratulations are in order as the team is battling with notable successes in both singles and doubles. The dates of matches are posted on the notice board and members are encouraged to come along to support the team.

Events Calendar 9, 16, 23 & 30 Oct, 6 Nov Monday

17 Oct

Tuesday

7:30am-9:30am

Table Tennis Society Morning Session

6:00pm-9:00pm

HKTTA League

3, 10, 24 & 31 Oct

Tuesday

7 Nov

Tuesday

6:00pm-8:00pm

Table Tennis Society Evening Session

6:00pm-9:00pm

HKTTA League

12, 19 & 26 Oct, 2 Nov

Thursday

7:30am-9:30am

Table Tennis Society Morning Session

Saturday 2:00pm-5:00pm (every first week of the month, TBC for the rest of the weeks)

KCC vs PUSC

KCC vs HASE

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Dunlop KCC Invitation Match KCC V Hong Kong Football Club

Convenor Herbert Kwok badminton@kcc.org.hk

BADMINTON

19 August 2017

Dunlop, who generously agreed to sponsor an invitation match between KCC and HKFC, also, donated four badminton racquets which were used by all players in the opening men’s doubles tie.

This tie saw HKFC edge out KCC with a very tight 31:29 victory.

Thereafter, KCC displayed our strength in depth, easing to a comprehensive 8:3 victory.

All the matched were extremely competitive, with some very close and exciting matches. Whilst all the pairs displayed a high level of skill, special mention should be given to Brandon and Vivek – who have come up through the junior ranks and (with their partners) beat far more experienced opposition.

T h e e ve n t c l o s e d w i t h a delicious buffet dinner, which was enjoyed by all. Thanks to the F&B team. Many thanks to Dunlop, Herbie and coach Liew for sponsoring and organising a most enjoyable and successful match.

Badminton Coaching with W. L. Wong Intermediate Level MONDAY

7:30pm-9:00pm $650 per 4 lessons

Adv Level FRIDAY

8:00pm-10:00pm $650 per 4 lessons

W L Wong 9284 0469

JR Badminton Coaching with N.M Liew 1-to-1 1-to-2 1-to-3 1-to-4

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N M Liew 6426 8854

$400pp (1 hr) $200pp(1 hr) $135pp (1 hr) $100pp(1 hr)

BADMINTON EVENT Badminton Society Night 6:30pm-10:00pm 3, 10, 17 & 26 Oct, 2 Nov

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World Team Championship In the recent World Team Championship played in France, many interesting hands played by world class experts came up.

Hand 1

Dealer S, EW vul

1D

BRIDGE

Convenor David Mok bridge@kcc.org.hk

P 1S 2C X 4C 4S P P P

S KT9853 H KT D QJ5 C Q4

Instead of cashing Clubs, East found the lead of singleton DK. He got in on trumps and led a club to West’s Ace for a D ruff to set the contract. This is defence well planned.

S 4 H 87542 D 743 C AJ72

S AQ2 H Q96 DK C KT9853

S J76 H AJ3 D AT9862 C6

Hand 2

S QJ42 H QT54 DK C AQT7

S T853 H 32 D JT75 C J64

S A9 H J976 D AQ86 C 852

Dealer S, EW vul

1NT*

* Weak version

P 2C P 2H S K76 H AK8 D 9432 C K93

P 4H P P P

Lead H3

East took the HK and tested declarer right away with S7.

He knew his SK was dead anyway. South knew he could make if Club finesse was on. There was no need to risk the S finesse at this moment. So South played the SA only to go down 1.

BRIDGE EVENT Bridge in the Aerobics Room Tuesday 7:00pm 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Oct & 7 Nov

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Inter-Club League 2017

By Adrian Townson

We now have 3 matches remaining and a good score in these will see us fighting at the top of the table, come the end of the season!

Overseas Visitors On 27 October, we will be entertaining the TATTERSALL’S Club, from Brisbane, Australia; nearer the time, we'll post details so players can come and join in another great night in the Sanctuary. These events are as much about the social side as about playing the game, so feel free to come and support the teams as well as meet up with some old friends, even if you don’t fancy a frame!

In-House Tournaments in the Sanctuary Our In-House Tournaments are now underway with the draw of the 6-Reds having taken place, with 12 entrants. There will be a group stage, with the 4 winners progressing to the Semi Finals. The schedule for all our tournaments is now posted on the noticeboards, and has been emailed to all our members. The next tournament will be the Volunteer, followed by the Handicap. The latter is a great tournament for anyone to enter, as you will get a good head start when playing the top players, so really anyone can have a good chance of winning!

SNOOKER

KCC started slowly in the four singles matches, probably due to a bit of rust from the lack of match and tournament play over the summer months, and we all got picked off, one by one, leaving the score a disappointing 0:4 to CCC. With the tie effectively lost, there was only pride to play for, but Bennie & Don and Ivan & Johnny certainly made sure that was done, with 2 well fought victories. The overall 2:4 loss was identical to our winning margin at CCC, so at least on the “head to head” score for the season, we remain inseparable!

Convenor Navin Ahuja snooker@kcc.org.hk

After the summer break, KCC restarted with a tough fixture against the Craigengower Cricket Club. We had pulled off a bit of an upset by beating them at home earlier in the season, and they came prepared with revenge in mind!

Our Snooker Ladder also continues, with anyone eligible to join and challenge those above you. This really is a great way to get to know other players in the Sanctuary and enjoy a competitive match.

If you are interested to join the SANCTUARY as a SNOOKER MEMBER, please contact us and put your name/phone number and email on the “Contact List” posted in the Sanctuary. You will then receive emails about upcoming tournaments and events, and can join our growing snooker “team”! The more the merrier!

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Club Facilities Golf Simulator Mon – Sun 7:00am – 11:00pm

Sports Hall Mon – Sun 7:00am – 11:00pm

Tennis Courts Mon – Sun 7:00am – 11:00pm

Fitness Centre Mon – Sun 6:45am – 11:00pm 3473 7161

Squash Courts

Ten Pin Bowling

Mon – Sun 7:00am – 11:00pm

Mon – Sun 1:00pm – 11:00pm

3473 7116

3473 7126

Swimming Pool

Snooker Room

Mon – Sun 7:00am – 10:00pm Cleaning Mon 9:00am – 12:00nn

Sun - Thu 12:00nn – 12:00am

2367 9500

Fri, Sat & Day before PH 12:00nn – 1:00am 3473 7124

If the cleaning day is a PH it will be moved to next business day

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Aerobics Room Mon – Sun 7:00am – 11:00pm

Children's Playroom Mon 2:00pm – 7:00pm Tue - Sun 10:00am – 2:00pm 2:30pm – 7:00pm

Playground Mon – Sun 10:00am – 7:00pm

Games Room Mon – Sun 7:00am – 11:00pm

Car Park Mon – Sun 7:00am – 12:00am 3473 7150

Lawn Bowl Main Ground

General Office Mon – Fri 9:00am – 6:00pm Sat 9:00am – 5:00pm Sun & PH Closed

F&B Office

Mon - Sun 10:00am – 7:00pm

Pro Shop Mon – Sun 9:00am – 10:00pm Dinner Break 5:00pm – 6:00pm

Reception Mon – Sun 7:00am – 11:00pm 3473 7000

3473 7123

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