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Shenzhen and Hong Kong to get all-pro side

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NICK Lee Kwok-fui, former chairman of the Hong Kong Basketball Association, will be the owner of the Hong Kong Phoenix team, a new all-pro side comprising mostly mainland players.

Lee, who stepped down as HKBA chairman three years ago, plans to field the team in two proposed leagues, both breaking new ground in the region.

One is the Australia-based Asian Basketball League (ABL) - including teams from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Malaysia.

The other is a planned professional league in China - the first of its kind.

Li Tak-nang, general manager of the PR firm representing Lee's basketball interests, says this will be the first openly professional league in communist China.

''The present national championship in China is amateur,'' says Li.

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