Hong Kong Bulls will earn the right to compete in the top tier of the Chinese basketball league if they finish in the top two of the National Basketball League this season and beat one of the two lowly Chinese Basketball Association league teams in a two-leg play-off. However, a play-off series win would not guarantee straight passage to the top tier for any teams, but only the right to be screened – using several guidelines – by Chinese basketball officials. Teams will then face an anxious wait...