LAHORE, Oct 26: Pakistan hockey team will face Hong Kong on Nov 17 in their opening Group B match of the Asian Games which are scheduled to be held in Guangzhou, China from Nov 12-27.

According to the schedule, Pakistan will then take on Japan on Nov 18 while the all-important India-Pakistan clash is set for Nov 20. Pakistan will face Bangladesh in their last pool match on Nov 21.

The Pool ‘A’ comprises relatively strong teams of South Korea, China, Malaysia, besides lowly-rated Singapore and Oman.

The of ten teams, will take place from Nov 15 to 25. The classification matches and the semi-finals will be played on Nov 23 while position games and final match will be played on Nov 25.