Li Jiachao congratulated the Hong Kong, China delegation for achieving great results in the Asian Games, winning a record-breaking 54 medals

China News Service, Hong Kong, October 4th. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Lee Ka-chiu, congratulated the Hong Kong, China delegation on their success at the 20th Asian Games (referred to as the "Asian Games"), and praised the athletes of Hong Kong, China for their perseverance and excellence on the field.

The Hong Kong delegation sent about 580 athletes to compete in 38 Asian Games events and won a total of 54 medals, 11 gold, 19 silver and 24 bronze, breaking the previous record for the number of medals and gold medals. Li Ka-chao said that all participating athletes went all out and their results were encouraging, showing the perseverance and excellent level of athletes from Hong Kong, China, and bringing glory to the country and Hong Kong. Li Jiachao said that he was extremely excited and proud of their outstanding performance and looked forward to personally congratulating all the athletes at the subsequent commendation ceremony.

Li Jiachao said that the Hong Kong SAR government has implemented a number of measures in recent years to actively promote the development of sports, including comprehensively supporting the Hong Kong Sports Institute's hardware facilities, training resources, sports medicine and sports science research and development, increasing the proportion of funding for athletes to participate in events, and proposing a three-year "Sports Administrators Training Plan" in the new policy address.

Li Ka-chao said that the SAR government will continue to support Hong Kong athletes in various ways, comprehensively ensure the growth and future development of active and retired athletes, continue to improve training and competition venue facilities, promote the continuous improvement of Hong Kong's sports level, and strive for good results in international and regional competitions.