HKHAWS 20-21 Circular No. 18 - WL 20-21 Updated Fixtures & Survey of 1day 5/6 Tournament on 5/12 Jun

Dear Convenors,

1. Updated Fixtures & Umpiring Duties

We attach the updated fixtures for the half rounds for the Premier Division and Division 4.
All teams doublecheck their umpiring duties.
Please note that based on the competition in recent months the committee determined that splitting the competition between top 3 and bottom 4 would ensure a more competitive set of matches for all involved in the Premier Division.
The league tables will be reset to zero for Premier A, Premier B, Division 4A and Division 4B.
Upon completion of the half round, the top 2 of Premier A will qualify for the Guv Dillon Cup Final - Saturday 22 May 2021 at King's Park at 4pm.

2. Promotion/Relegation, League Winners & Champions

Notwithstanding the Promotion & Relegation Guidelines in Circular no.10 http://hockey.org.hk/Content.asp?Uid=1205 following the ongoing disruptions to the competition (including the withdrawal mid season of various teams and the expectation of a higher than usual number of walkovers), it was announced in Circular No.16 http://hockey.org.hk/Content.asp?Uid=1226 that there would be no automatic promotion and relegation.
The HKHAWS wishes to clarify that in line with the previous season, the automatic promotion or relegation has been removed as it is deemed objectively not possible to declare both winners and losers whilst maintaining principles of fairness and integrity of competition across all grades given the multitude of disruptions faced by the hockey community in the ongoing global pandemic.
However we are pleased to confirm that this season the Guv Dillon Cup will be awarded as mentioned above to the winning team in the Premier Division.

3. One-day Tournaments

We have not been able to offer as many league games as originally planned. However as we are keen to offer more hockey, the HKHAWS is happy to organise a fun one day 5/6 aside tournament for each division on Saturday 5/12 June 2021 if there is sufficient interest from teams. If your team is interested please complete this google form https://forms.gle/4ozBXuP9hgBjzKzC8 by 5pm Thursday 29 April 2021.

Kind regards

HKHAWS