Hong Kong Football Club set a new milestone to the local lawn bowls history by introducing the first blue colour indoor artificial green to Hong Kong.
The green was part of the project to renovate the second floor facilities at HKFC, which inadvertently affected the ceiling above the indoor green on the first floor. As a result, the management team decided to take the opportunity to do a complete overhaul of the existing green, which has been in use since 1996.
According to the annual report of HKFC, the base of the green was leveled to provide a playing surface well within the requirement of the controlling body, the lighting was enhance with LED fittings to increase the light level across the green and improve efficiency, and the air-conditioning system was also enhanced.
Measured at 32M X 36M, the six-rink green uses the indoor woven surface supplied by Greengauge. Its blue colour carpet made it the first in Hong Kong and will probably bring new impact to the local bowling community, especially as the ceiling is also in a similar colour tone that gives a feeling that the players are bowling under a blue sky. The pace of the green will be running at 17 seconds.
The green was re-opened on New Year’s eve for a Triples League game between the HKFC women’s Team-B and Team-C in Division 2. HKFC-C won the game 6-2 and climbed to second of the division.
The second formal game will be held tonight, Jan 4, between the men’s Team-A and Team-B in Division 1.
