citizens rush to see the champions in person! the national olympic delegation sparked a wave of enthusiasm in hong kong
2024-08-30
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[global times hong kong correspondent ye lan] the paris olympic games national team delegation arrived in hong kong on august 29 and started a three-day trip. in addition to attending three public performances, they will also go into the community and communicate with hong kong students, athletes, and disciplined forces. hong kong citizens are eagerly looking forward to seeing the athletes up close.
“showcasing wonderful football skills to fellow hong kong people”
the plane carrying the paris olympic games national team delegation arrived in hong kong at 12 noon on the 29th, and hong kong chief secretary for administration chen guoji went to the tarmac to greet them. according to hong kong media reports, the delegation includes 65 athletes and 8 coaches. except for zheng qinwen, who is participating in the us open, all other gold medal-winning athletes participated in this trip to hong kong. hong kong chief executive john lee held a welcome reception at government house in the evening of the 29th, and a welcome dinner at the wan chai convention and exhibition center in the evening. on the 30th, the delegation will go to the hong kong shatin sports institute, a middle school in hong kong island, and the fire and ambulance college in groups to exchange with hong kong athletes, primary and secondary school students, and disciplined forces; and attend the "olympic athletes gala" that evening. on the morning of the 31st, two "mainland olympic athletes show style" sports demonstrations will be held, namely "badminton, gymnastics, table tennis" and "diving, swimming".
national team athletes are looking forward to visiting hong kong. ma long, a national table tennis player who won the men's team gold medal at the paris olympics, said in an interview that he saw the request of hong kong table tennis player huang zhenting on social media to "play another game". he joked that the two sides "have not played together for a long time. i hope we can communicate again in hong kong this time and look forward to showing the wonderful skills to hong kong compatriots." he also hopes to enjoy the beautiful scenery and taste the food in hong kong. sun yingsha, a national table tennis player who won two gold medals in the mixed doubles and women's team and a silver medal in the women's singles, urged hong kong young people to be firm in their beliefs and constantly break through themselves. she said frankly that she is looking forward to the trip to hong kong, "i want to go around hong kong and interact with hong kong friends. it's a very happy thing!" pan zhanle, who broke the world record for the men's 100-meter freestyle at the paris olympics, has become an idol of many children. when he was interviewed, he did not change his straightforward nature and said, "i hope hong kong friends will take me as an example and continue to win glory for the country." sheng lihao, a shooting athlete who won two gold medals in his first olympic games, said shyly: "it is difficult to compete in our event." men's 10-meter air pistol champion xie yu said that he had never been to hong kong and macau, "i must go because hong kong and macau are part of the motherland. if there is a chance, i hope to bring my parents to travel to hong kong and macau."
warm welcome from all over hong kong
the visit of the gold medal athletes of the national team has caused a wave of enthusiasm in hong kong. according to hong kong 01 website on the 29th, the delegation checked into the tsim sha tsui hotel after arriving in hong kong. the weather was hot that day, and the hong kong observatory even issued a hot weather warning, but there were still many citizens and tourists waiting near the hotel. when the athletes arrived at the hotel, there was a warm cheer, and everyone kept taking photos and videos, shouting "go china team!"
a hong kong student said that she loves table tennis very much and has been paying attention to the matches between sun yingsha and wang chuqin during the olympics. it is a pity that "the tickets for the grand show were sold out in a short time and it was really hard to buy a ticket", which also shows that the show is very attractive and warmly welcomed by hong kong citizens. you, who is about to enter the fourth grade of elementary school, said that she was very happy to see quan hongchan and chen yuxi. she especially likes diving and plans to watch the diving performance on saturday morning. "the disappearing water splash is very powerful."
on the 28th, a hong kong media visited the downtown area of tsim sha tsui and saw many banners and electronic advertisements welcoming athletes to hong kong. ms. li, who runs a hong kong souvenir shop near canton road, said that it is summer vacation and the crowds are booming. with the national team athletes visiting hong kong, she believes that more people will come here and hopes to increase business by 10% to 20%. she also hopes that athletes can go shopping in the streets in their free time. "i believe that many merchants are too late to send out their goods. we welcome them very much." hong kong media said that in order to give citizens more opportunities to see their idols, the hong kong security bureau will broadcast online the exchange demonstration activities between the disciplined forces and the youth uniform team and the national team athletes.
hope that sports events will boost tourism
hong kong chief secretary for administration paul chan said that since hong kong's return to china, the central government has arranged for national athletes to visit hong kong after each olympic games to share the joy with hong kong citizens. since the 2000 sydney olympics, this is the seventh time that hong kong has welcomed a national olympic delegation to visit hong kong, "highlighting the country's attention and care for the hong kong special administrative region, and reflecting the deep feelings between the people of the two places."
gao zhidan, director of the general administration of sport of china, who led the delegation to visit hong kong, said that he felt the warm welcome atmosphere as soon as he arrived in hong kong, and believed that this was "a strong sense of home and country, and deep friendship among compatriots." he also congratulated hong kong athletes on achieving the best result in history of two gold medals and a total of four medals, and said frankly that the outstanding performance of chinese athletes in the paris olympics attracted global attention.
national people's congress deputy and hong kong legislative council member lam shun-chiu said on the 29th that in hong kong's new stage of transition from governance to prosperity, developing the tourism industry is very important for all-out economic development. hong kong can use this event to continue to respond to the concept of "hong kong is full of tourism" put forward by xia baolong, director of the hong kong and macao affairs office of the state council, and develop new routes and products for sports tourism, "while promoting the development of hong kong sports, it will also drive the development of related industries such as entertainment and tourism."
