Qais Abdulla Al Dhalai, president of the Asian Rugby Federation who came to Hong Kong from Dubai, met with Chief Secretary for Administration Chan Kwok-kei on Tuesday (22nd) to apologize to the government and the public for the incident of playing the wrong national anthem during the game.
He pointed out that Chen Guoji accepted his apology and met positively on the same day, emphasizing that he will do everything possible to minimize the chance of making mistakes, and believes that the chance of similar mistakes happening again is close to zero.
In addition, he emphasized that the broadcast of the wrong national anthem did not involve any political or bad motives. It was only because a junior staff member did not follow the guidelines and made a mistake. Currently, no staff has been punished for the incident, but it is not ruled out that some staff members will receive warnings after investigation letter or other punishment, but this is an internal matter of the Asian Rugby Federation and will not be explained to the public.
The Chief Secretary for Administration, Chen Guoji (right), received Qais Abdulla Al Dhalai (left), President of the Asian Rugby Federation, on the afternoon of the 22nd of this month.
(File photo/Photo from the Information Services Department of the Government)
When the Hong Kong rugby team participated in international competitions earlier, the host organization, the Asian Rugby Federation, mistakenly played the anti-extradition movement song "Glory to Hong Kong". Later, it was also found that the name of the national anthem was incorrectly marked on the live screens of other Hong Kong rugby matches.
Qais Abdulla Al Dhalai, president of the Asian Rugby Federation, met with Chief Secretary for Administration Chen Guoji on Tuesday (22nd) to apologize and explain the incident to the SAR government and citizens.
Chairman: The chance of similar mistakes happening again is close to zero
Ahara was interviewed by Commercial Radio and said that he specially spent 24 hours from Dubai to Hong Kong to apologize in person to express his apology and respect. He pointed out that Chen Guoji accepted his apology and described the meeting as positive.
He explained that although the Asian Rugby Federation will set up a central archive and stipulate that event organizers must use the version of the national anthem in the archive, there is still no guarantee that there will never be mistakes again. He emphasized that he will do everything possible to minimize the chance of mistakes. The chances of this type of error being made are close to zero.
Ahara continued to point out that it was difficult for him as the president to follow up the work details of each employee, and emphasized that the broadcast of the wrong national anthem did not involve any political or bad motives. It was only because a junior employee did not follow the guidelines and made a mistake. Currently, no employee has been punished for the incident. , but he did not rule out that some employees would receive warning letters or other punishments after the investigation, but he pointed out that the internal affairs of the Asian Rugby Federation would not be explained to the public.
He also said that he has not received any inquiries from the Hong Kong police, but he is willing to cooperate with the police investigation.
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