葉仕仁

English

Ip Sze Yan is a former Hong Kong men's handball representative and coach. As a player he was a mainstay of the Hong Kong men's team and once served as its captain; at the men's handball tournament of the 12th National Games, held in Anshan in 2013, he led the side as captain and, despite taking a blow to the face, appeared relaxed in interviews afterwards. He remained a member of the Hong Kong squad at the 13th National Games in Tianjin in 2017. He later moved into coaching and became head coach of the Hong Kong, China women's representative handball team. On 15 April 2021 Ip Sze Yan, then aged 34, pleaded guilty at Sha Tin Magistrates' Courts to two counts of conspiracy to defraud, with a further similar count not proceeded with by the prosecution, concerning false training attendance records used to claim government training subsidies under the Hong Kong Sports Institute's five-year team-sport development scheme, involving a total of HK$24,000 and a co-defendant named Wong Wing Tung, aged 26. The case was adjourned to 6 May 2021 for sentence, pending a community service order report, and he was granted cash bail. Two players charged in the same case had their charges not proceeded with and were bound over for twelve months. From an amateur playing career with Hong Kong to coaching the women's side, Ip is an example of a Hong Kong handball figure who moved from player to coach.