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| Association | Hong Jong Netball Association | ||
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| Confederation | Netball Asia | ||
| Head coach | Dion Te Whetu | ||
| Asst coach | Veronica Arnold | ||
| Manager | Christina Yue | ||
| Captain | Connie Wong and Kate Jolly | ||
| INF ranking | 33 [1]  | ||
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The Hong Kong national netball team represents Hong Kong in international netball tournaments. They compete in the biannual Asian Netball Championship. They are currently ranked 33rd in the world.
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The senior women's side was previously coached by New Zealand's Robin Manihera, who stepped down in 2019. As of 2020, New Zealander Dion Te Whetu was selected as head coach. Te Whetu will also spearhead the additional high performance netball programs in Hong Kong including the men's side. [2]
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