The Hong Kong Jockey Club held the "Hong Kong Elite Athletes Race Day" at Sha Tin Racecourse today (27th) to recognize the achievements of Hong Kong athletes and sports academies.
In her speech, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that Hong Kong's sports development has entered a new era, and she is grateful to the elite athletes for their outstanding achievements in the past Tokyo Olympics, which injects a boost and positive energy into Hong Kong society.
She also described that the SAR government is one of the strong backers for athletes.
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Chairman of the Jockey Club: Family members do not know the men’s team members but are familiar with the names of the athletes
Those attending the event included Carrie Lam, Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Chen Nanlu, Chairman of the Hong Kong Institute of Sports Lin Dahui, cyclist Li Huishi, gymnast Shi Weixiong, etc.
In her speech, Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that 2021 is a "thrilling" year, because the new crown epidemic has not yet subsided, but this year is also an "inspiring" year, because Hong Kong athletes have achieved historic results in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The project achieved one gold, two silvers and three bronzes.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor believes that this shows that Hong Kong's sports development has entered a new era, describing the development as "deep and broad."
She said that Hong Kong society gains positive energy through the outstanding performance of athletes, and thanks the athletes for injecting their hearts into society.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor quoted Rong Shu-hang, head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Faculty of Medicine of CUHK, as saying earlier that doctors’ scientific research is the strongest backing for athletes, and she would like to thank all walks of life for their support to the development of sports in Hong Kong.
She said that the SAR government is also one of the strong backing of athletes. In recent years, sports resources have been considerable. Since she took office in 2017, the allocation to the sports college has increased by more than 40%. This year, it has also allocated 737 million yuan.
She mentioned that after the Olympics, five measures have been announced to strengthen support, including a sports research funding program with the Hong Kong Jockey Club co-sponsoring 300 million yuan. It is hoped that the teams of professors from various colleges can provide scientific research assistance to athletes.
In his speech, Jockey Club Chairman Chen Nanlu pointed out that the athletes’ achievements are due to the love of sports in the city. He also said that many people in the family do not know the names of the members of the popular men’s team, but the names of the athletes are “catchy”. The situation is worthy of praise. The Jockey Club also Will continue to promote national sports.
Lam Cheng refused to answer that "Pillar of National Sorrow" was removed
When Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, as the university’s ex-officio supervisor, left, she was asked about the removal of the "Pillar of National Sorrow" by the University of Hong Kong, whether the removal of items related to June 4 by many universities and colleges was pressured by the government, and the progress of the Shenzhen Bay Port’s quarantine-free customs clearance. But she did not answer at all.
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