Edwin Ng, chairman and founder of the Hong Kong Sport Association, said many Hong Kong expats were living in Shanghai, enjoyed the city and wanted to do something to contribute to the fight against SARS.

He said the epidemic had been greatly felt by Hong Kong people, both at home and abroad, as the virus had killed 296 people in the city and infected 1,755. As of today, the Hong Kong government had reported no new cases of the severe acute respiratory syndrome in 20 days.

Peter Mui, ITT Industries sales and marketing director Greater China Philippines, added despite the dwindling numbers in new cases, the fight against SARS was not over.

“Our company (Flygt pumps) has been in China since 1995 and we hadn’t contributed much to local society. When the SARS virus broke out we took this opportunity to work with the HKSA to show our concern for the people here,” he said.

“We are taking this moment to encourage people to take more exercise and participate in more outdoor activities to improve health. We have to remain vigilant in fighting this disease to the end,” Mui said.
On the course, Christopher Chan was the star on the day as he shot 10-over-par 82 to earn the low gross honor. Ernest Wong took the low nett prize when he shot a nett 65.4.

Sponsors at the charity tournament included Coca-Cola, Ashworth, Vision Club, Borghese and Shanghai Silport.