Name Chan Ka-wai
School Kwai Chung Methodist College
Grade Form Seven
Sport Volleyball and beach volleyball
Achievements
Ka-wai, 18, is a key player on Hong Kong's youth volleyball team. He represented Hong Kong in the Asian Volleyball Confederation Eastern Zonal Championships in South Korea in December. They won this summer's All China Secondary Schools Students' Championships in Zhangzhou , and were fourth in the All China Secondary Schools Students' Games in Baotou , Inner Mongolia. Ka-wai is the captain of his school team and led them to the Grade A boys' title at the Kwai Tsing District Inter-school Championship. He and school teammate Issac Chan won gold at the All New Territories Inter-school Beach Volleyball Competition in April.
Soundbite
'Before getting injured during the All New Territories beach volleyball competition, my defensive play was a weak part of my game,' Ka-wai says. 'I was often slow to react and things only got worse in longer matches. But surprisingly, after my recovery, I found I was much better at defending. I have been in my best shape ever this summer. But I still need to improve my stamina.
'If the school team perform to the best of their ability, we have a good chance of defending our title at the Kwai Tsing district competition and reaching this year's Jing Ying tournament. Last year, we lost to Diocesan Boys' School in the Jing Ying event and they went on to reach the semi-finals. They only narrowly beat us, so we can improve this time.