HONGKONG got off to a winning start at the Asian men's under-22 championship at the expense of minnows Macau at MacPherson Stadium last night.
Hongkong thrashed Macau 83-59 in their opening Group A match with Yung Kam-wah the star of the night scoring 37 points including six three-pointers.
Yung, who plays for A1 Division title contenders Suntex, helped Hongkong to a 29-22 lead and was in excellent form in the shooting department as the territory pulled away to a comfortable victory in the second period.
The Philippines showed that they meant business in a convincing 92-54 victory over Sri Lanka in a Group B match played at Queen Elizabeth Stadium yesterday afternoon. The Philippines led 45-37 at half-time.
Jordan looked fluent in a 60-45 Group C victory over Malaysia, in which they led 42-16 at half-time.
The top two teams will represent Asia in the inaugural World under-22 Championship to be held in Barcelona in August.