The wrong national anthem has been played one after another when Hong Kong athletes participate in international sports events. After the Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee issued new guidelines to its sports associations for handling the national anthem and regional flags, it recently sent a letter requesting the associations to implement the national anthem before July this year. Named "Hong Kong, China", there are still more than 60 sports associations that have not changed their names, including the Hong Kong Automobile Association.
Hong Kong Automobile Association President Li Yaopei said in a radio interview today (11th) that the name change involves complicated procedures such as changing bank accounts and leases, and it is difficult to complete before July. Not much difference.
Li Yaopei, president of the Hong Kong Automobile Association.
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It is not expected to change the name or affect funding
Li Yaopei said that he received a notice from the Hong Kong Association of Hong Kong and the Olympic Committee earlier, saying that he hoped to change his name from "Hong Kong Automobile Association" to "China Hong Kong Automobile Association" before July 1. The consequences of not changing are not mentioned, but it is expected that if it is not for the "Hong Kong Federation of China", future funding may be affected.
He said that it is a difficult decision for the Automobile Association, because the association has a history of more than 100 years of local registration, and the name change involves changing bank accounts, leases and international connections, such as the International Automobile Federation and the International Motorcycling Federation. Quite complicated.
Some directors are out of town and have not returned to Hong Kong in time for processing
On the other hand, he said that the Automobile Association is a non-government organization, and the name change is approved by the general meeting, and many directors are unpaid voluntary work. The bank name change involves all directors signing at the bank, but some people may be due to work status. In foreign countries, it is difficult to catch up and complete the name change before July. The Automobile Association has notified the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee of the situation.
Li Yaopei also said that Hong Kong racing athletes have represented "Hong Kong, China" for the past 20 years. The international community is also very aware that Hong Kong has returned to China for 25 or 26 years. The award-winning athletes also received the awards as Hong Kong, China athletes. Big.
When Hong Kong athlete Susanna Lin won the gold medal, the conference mistakenly broadcast the song "Glory to Hong Kong" related to the anti-extradition bill. Lin Weizhen showed a "T" gesture to stop.
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The wrong national anthem was broadcast in the Asian Fitness Competition Wang Minchao expressly refused to accept the explanation and the research institute complained to the International Federation that the Asian Fitness Competition broadcast the wrong national anthem. May Glory" Hong Kong athletes call T-sign to stop the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee to hold a meeting on the guidelines for playing the national anthem. The general assembly thinks that it is appropriate to leave the stadium and play the wrong national anthem.