The focus of many sports-loving Hongkongers will be firmly on rugby - and the party atmosphere - at the annual Hong Kong Sevens this week. Thousands of tourists also visit the city for the three-day, seven-a-side competition involving 24 of the world's top rugby union-playing teams, which kicks off at 4pm on Friday and ends with the final at 7pm on Sunday.
Last Wednesday, a smaller sevens rugby competition, the Chun Tok Sevens, took place at King's Park Sports Ground in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. This time the players were hearing-impaired Hong Kong students, and their teachers and guests.
This was the second time the tag-rugby event was organised by students at Chun Tok School, in Diamond Hill, thanks to sponsorship from Standard Chartered Bank and the support of Hong Kong Rugby Football Union. The competition is run as part of the 'Learning English Through Sports' scheme and is also a Workplace Communication Project.
Eleven matches were played between boys' and girls' teams, Chun Tok School and Lutheran School for the Deaf - plus a Star Students side playing an All Stars team of coaches, teachers and former internationals. Dragons won the boys' team title, with Lions securing the girls' team title and overall title, for the most points scored in boys' and girls' games.
Chun Tok beat Lutheran School 6-3, taking revenge after losing to their rivals in last year's match, while the All Stars and Star Students teams drew 9-9.
Ken Chung Ho-ting, a Form Six student at Chun Tok, played for Lions and also in the win against Lutheran School. He also competed in the All Stars match - and helped as a photographer when not competing during the day.