The Group III tournament was held July 13–17, in Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on outdoor hard courts.
Format The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2006. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2006.
Pool A
Hong Kong vs. Saudi Arabia
Tajikistan vs. Malaysia
Hong Kong vs. Malaysia
Tajikistan vs. Saudi Arabia
Hong Kong vs. Tajikistan
Malaysia vs. Saudi Arabia
Pool B
Qatar vs. Sri Lanka
Bahrain vs. Vietnam
Qatar vs. Vietnam
Bahrain vs. Sri Lanka
Qatar vs. Bahrain
Vietnam vs. Sri Lanka
Promotion pool The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
Hong Kong and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2006.
Hong Kong vs. Sri Lanka
Vietnam vs. Malaysia
Hong Kong vs. Vietnam
Malaysia vs. Sri Lanka
Relegation pool The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
Qatar and Tajikistan relegated to Group IV in 2006.
Saudi Arabia vs. Qatar
Bahrain vs. Tajikistan
Saudi Arabia vs. Bahrain
Tajikistan vs. Qatar
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