The Major Sports Events Committee today announced it awarded "M" Mark status to three events to be held in June.

They are the FIVB Volleyball Nations League Hong Kong 2019, the Seamaster 2019 ITTF World Tour - Hang Seng Hong Kong Open and the 2019 CCB (Asia) Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races.

Committee Chairman Karl Kwok said the events will add colour and vibrancy to Hong Kong and attract visitors.

The system began in 2004 to develop major sporting events.

The number of "M" Mark events increased from four in 2005 to 12 in 2018.

So far, $136.3 million has been approved to support such events.

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