EVERY DAY over the next three weeks, the Southorn Stadium in Wan Chai will be packed with hundreds of talented young basketball players and sports buffs.
A total of 270 up-and-coming players will take part in the annual Nike All-Hong Kong Youth Basketball League, which begins at the stadium today.
The league, launched in 1997, is one of the most competitive youth tournaments in Hong Kong.
Following a five-month training programme earlier this year, the selected players will be divided into eight boys' 19-and-under, six boys' 16-and-under and four girls' teams.
The top four teams from each division will advance to the playoffs which begin on August 17. The finals are scheduled for August 22.
This year's top draft pick in the boys' 19-and-under category, Wong Chun-wai, of Team Force, says the league is a great training ground.