Fears of Hong Kong 7s being canceled due to protests

Fears have grown that next year’s Hong Kong 7s Tournament could be canceled and fall victim to the political uncertainty in Hong Kong’s region.

This follows the decision to cancel the 2020 Hong Kong Football Club Tens, the tournament that serves as a curtain-raiser to the annual sevens event.

The cancellation of the tens tournament, which is supposed to commence on April 1st and 2nd prior to the Hong Kong 7s on April 3rd  and 4th, is the latest high-profile event to be called off amid a catalogue of unrest in the city sparked by opposition to an extradition bill that has since become a wider anti-government protest.

Other events that have been scratched from the list is the Hong Kong Open Tennis Tournament, the Asian Aquathlon Championships, the Hong Kong Squash Open, and some horse race meetings.

[Source: RugbyPass]

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