Chief Executive John Lee cheered on the Hong Kong athletes taking part in various events at the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou today. Mr Lee went to games venues to watch events in which Hong Kong athletes were competing, including swimming, wushu and fencing, and extended his warmest congratulations to the athletes who won medals. Noting that having the games in their own country is of great importance to Hong Kong athletes, Mr Lee said he was pleased to have the opportunity to watch Hong Kong competitors strive for excellence and demonstrate extraordinary capabilities. He expressed his hope that Hong Kong athletes will continue to excel and unleash their potential to achieve outstanding results. The Chief Executive earlier visited the Zhejiang Liaison Unit of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government and encouraged its staff members to strive to serve both the people of Hong Kong and enterprises in Zhejiang. Today’s activities also included a lunch with th
Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui will leave for Xi’an in Shaanxi Province this afternoon to attend the closing ceremony of the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities & the eighth National Special Olympic Games.
Mr Tsui will also participate in the games’ flag handover ceremony.
He will return to Hong Kong on October 30.
During his absence, Under Secretary Jack Chan will be Acting Secretary for Home Affairs.
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