New crown pneumonia｜Yang Deqiang: Dozens of Rugby teams come to Hong Kong for epidemic prevention and challenge

The persistence of the new crown pneumonia has caused the resumption of large-scale sports events indefinitely. Among them, the Hong Kong International Rugby Sevens announced that it will be postponed again due to the epidemic.

Sports Commissioner Yang Deqiang said in a radio program today (20th) that if the Seven Rugby tournament is held, dozens of rugby teams will come to Hong Kong from overseas. Players will also have a lot of physical contact during the game. The epidemic prevention work is challenging, plus The virus has an incubation period, and if someone is diagnosed, there is a risk of transmission, so it is difficult to re-run it in the short term.

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When Yang Deqiang attended the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Saturday Accountability", he pointed out that he had evaluated the closed-door game, but thought it was not feasible, because the revenue of the Seven Rugby game mainly comes from admission tickets and on-site catering. The closed-door game will increase the financial burden of the Rugby Club. .

As for Lam’s accumulated losses of HK$200 million in the past two years, he said that Lam has a considerable surplus, enough to cover the loss of 200 million yuan, but there will be concerns in the long run. The government will provide assistance in supporting players and venues when necessary. .

Yang Deqiang said that it is difficult to resume Qilan under the epidemic.

As for whether the government will buy the broadcasting rights for the Asian Games next year, Yang Deqiang said that there is no final decision. It depends on the interest of the TV station and the price.

Regarding the government's financial commitment to the broadcasting rights of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, he pointed out that the terms of the contract stipulated that the two parties could not disclose the price involved, and reiterated that the broadcasting of related events would help raise society's awareness and support for sports.

Yang Deqiang also reiterated that political information should never be brought into sports competitions. It is an important principle of the International Olympic Games. It is applicable to other sports events and large-scale events. The Hong Kong National Sports Association has also reiterated this approach. "Sports belong to sports." Participate with the spirit of sportsmanship and do not infiltrate other political information.

As for how to define political information, Yang Deqiang pointed out that it is difficult to generalize, and it depends on the environment, the motives of the people involved, and what information they want to announce.

He gave an example. It’s okay to hear "Come on" often on the court, but if someone wants to use some sentences to encourage others to take part in certain actions, they can’t just look at the words themselves. It also depends on the situation at the time. Whether anyone wants to send political information Brought into the sports field.

Yang Deqiang said that the construction of the Kai Tak Sports Park went smoothly, but admitted that there are great challenges under the epidemic, and is working hard to catch up with the progress, and expects to be completed by the end of 2023.

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