Development of Volleyball in Hong Kong

Abstract

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract also in English.Volleyball was first introduced to China in 1905. Nanwu College in Guangzhou and Queen's College in Hong Kong started to play volleyball in their schools. Since then, volleyball had been very popular in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong and Kowloon Volleyball Association was formed in 1951 and began to promote volleyball in a systematic manner. International competitions were held since 1976, including the World Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup in 1983 and International Beach Volleyball Championships in 1990. After the return of sovereignty to China, the Hong Kong and Kowloon Volleyball Association was renamed as Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China which has since then organized many volleyball promotional programmes in Hong Kong with the support of the International Volleyball Federation.1905年排球運動傳入中國，廣州南武中學及香港皇仁書院最先打排球，香港排球運動蓬勃，人材輩出。1951年，港九排球聯會成立後，開始有計劃及系統地發展排球運動。1976年起主辦國際賽事，1983年首辦世界女排超霸盃：掀起全港排球熱潮。1990年引入沙灘排球，成為新的發展項目。1997年香港回歸中國後，香港排球總會積極配合國際排聯的新世紀排球發展計劃，使本港的排球活動更加多元化。