The Hong Kong Sevens has been an important sports tournament for rugby fans in the city since 1976. Yet Hong Kong player Cado Lee Ka-to, who hopes to make his debut at this month's event, never took an interest until studying in Britain.
Lee, 20, a Year Two student in exercise and health at the University of Hong Kong, started to play the game only after he left Wong Chuk Hang Catholic Primary School, in Aberdeen, and began studying at Ashville College in northern England.
'My school made rugby a compulsory sport for junior students, so that's why I started to learn it,' says Lee, who was soon a core player in his school team, playing weekly rugby union matches in English schools knockout and cup competitions.
He took an interest in rugby in Hong Kong when his coach at school suggested he play in the traditional New Year's Day Youth Tournament featuring a team of students studying overseas against a team of local-based students.
Lee failed to win selection in both 2007 and 2008, but in 2009 he was selected to play for the under-18 overseas team.
He played so well that he was chosen to join Hong Kong's youth squad and competed in two Asian Youth Championships in 2010 and 2011. 'For the first time I felt what it was like representing my city in an international tournament,' he says. 'It felt special to stand and sing the national anthem on the field.'