The National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) announced today (Dec. 3) that the National Special Olympic Games (NSOG) table tennis competition of the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th NSOG will be held on December 6, 8 and 9 at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre (address: 53 Wing Shun Street, Tsuen Wan). Members of the public can register online for free tickets through real-name registration starting from 3 pm today.
The NSOG table tennis competition consists of five events, namely Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. The athletes are divided into five age groups, which are 8 to 11 years old, 12 to 15 years old, 16 to 21 years old, 22 to 29 years old, and 30 years old and above. Division tests will be conducted based on athletes' age, gender, and event categories. Athletes with similar abilities will be grouped together, with each group consisting of three to eight people. The competition schedule is as follows:
| Competition date | Competition time | Event |
| December 6 (Saturday) | 10 am to 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm to 5 pm | Men's Singles and Women's Doubles |
| December 8 (Monday) | 10 am to 1 pm | Mixed Doubles |
| December 9 (Tuesday) | 10 am to 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm to 5 pm | Women's Singles and Men's Doubles |
Interested spectators can visit the website (ww2.ctshk.com/ticketDetail?channelId=9&productId=3300001799&poiId=16613386) for real-name registration from 3 pm today to 5 pm on the day before each competition day. Each person can register for up to two tickets on each transaction. Successful registrants will receive a ticket exchange certificate via email, which can be used to exchange for admission tickets on the respective competition day.
Holders of the ticket exchange certificate must bring the certificate and the identification document used for registration to the ticketing office outside the venue on the respective competition day to exchange for a single-day ticket. The ticket is a full-day pass, with unassigned seating. Ticket holders may enter and exit the venue multiple times. Each ticket admits one person. Wheelchair users and their carers must obtain their own tickets.
Ticket exchange certificates and tickets are non-transferable and issued on a first-come, first-served basis. On the competition days, members of the public can also make on-the-spot registration for tickets of the day while stocks last.
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