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Written by: Luo Min Yeon
2021-07-08 21:28
The last update date: 2021-07-08 21:28
The Tokyo Olympics is about to be held. The Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government held a flag-giving ceremony for the Hong Kong delegation today (8th). Ma Fengguo, a member of the "Art and Literature Out" sector, attended the event.
Lam Zheng pointed out that 46 Hong Kong athletes have qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 38 events, including 14 sports, which is the best result ever. He described it as "writing a glorious page for sports development."
The government will purchase the broadcasting rights for the Tokyo Olympics to allow citizens to watch it for free and support athletes.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam presided over the flag-giving ceremony of the Hong Kong team delegation for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
(Chief Executive’s Office)
Lam Cheng said that the support of the public is crucial for athletes to strive for good performances. In addition to the special circumstances of Hong Kong in the past two years and the failure of commercial broadcasters to buy the broadcasting rights for the Tokyo Olympics, the government has decided to "special events" earlier. The government purchases the broadcasting rights and grants free broadcasting to five local broadcasters with TV licenses, so that the public can watch them for free and encourage athletes.
She also wished the athletes great success in the Olympics and a triumphant return.
Lam Cheng also pointed out that the government has supported the Sports Academy to strengthen the training of athletes through the Elite Athlete Development Fund. This year it has provided more than 700 million yuan in subsidies and injected 250 million yuan into the Hong Kong Athletes Fund in July 2020 to optimize athletes’ dual-track sports. Development" and further assist retired athletes to transform.
The government has provided Hong Kong Sports Association and Olympic Committee and 60 sports associations with a total amount of resources from about 300 million yuan in 2019-20, gradually increasing to over 500 million yuan per year in four years. The goal is to strengthen the promotion of sports popularization and development, Youth development, community participation, training of national teams at all levels, overseas exchanges and competitions, and the improvement of the corporate governance of the National Sports Association.
Timothy Fok: The government's first purchase of broadcasting rights to broadcast the Olympics for free is of great significance
Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee President Timothy Fok said that in the past year, due to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, preparations for the conference and preparations for the athletes have been full of twists and turns. However, Hong Kong athletes face difficulties and bravely advance. A total of 46 athletes will compete for medals. To pioneer the most beautiful performance in history for Hong Kong."
On behalf of the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee, he paid tribute to the SAR government, various sports associations and all athletes.
The government purchased the broadcasting rights for the first time and arranged for free broadcasting. Fok Chen-ting believes that this can use sharing to promote social integration and public unity, which is of great significance to Hong Kong, which is back on the right track of development.
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