The Hong Kong Cricket Association has dropped plans to hire a chief executive and downgraded the post to senior sports administrator after some board members baulked at the cost.
"We are now looking for a senior sports administrator to head up cricket in Hong Kong," said HKCA chairman Darren Tucker Friday after a board meeting to discuss hiring a chief executive officer.
According to a news report in the South China Morning Post, the chief executive would have been paid one million Hong Kong dollars (128,000 US) plus perks to administer the sport and raise sponsorship.
Some board members found this excessive, particularly during the current global financial crisis, the report said.
Tucker said the board decided at an "exciting" monthly meeting on Thursday to hire a sports administrator from within Hong Kong instead.
The position will not be readvertised and the new administrator's salary will be negotiated when applicants are interviewed next week, Tucker said.
The deadline for applications closed Friday, but Tucker would not confirm whether any had been received.
