The planned takeover of the Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy's Central club has been postponed by two months due to opposition from some members. The merger with private members' club Carlyle & Co will now happen later.

The takeover of an exclusive Hong Kong sports club’s top venue in Central has been postponed following opposition from some members, the South China Morning Post learned. A source said that following a meeting involving members of the Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy (HKGTA), the date of the merger of operations for its Town Club at Central’s New World Tower with private members’ club Carlyle & Co would be pushed back by two months. Until as recently as last Friday evening, the HKGTA had told the...