(The spirit of the times shines on Hong Kong) Hong Kong wins the first qualification for the Beijing Winter Olympics

  China News Service, Hong Kong, December 3 (Reporter Han Xingtong) On December 3, a delegation of mainland Olympic athletes arrived in Hong Kong.

Yang Ning, head of the delegation and deputy director of the State Sports General Administration, revealed at the media meeting that Sui Xin, a Hong Kong short-track speed skater, qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics. This is the first Beijing Winter Olympics qualification that Hong Kong has obtained.

  Yang Ning announced the latest news on the spot. In the men's 500m competition in the Netherlands stop of the Short Track Speed ​​Skating World Cup that ended on December 2, Hong Kong athlete Sui Xin won the qualification for the Beijing Winter Olympics with excellent results. This is also Hong Kong's qualification. Qualified for the first Beijing Winter Olympics.

Yang Ning said that the news was a gift brought by the delegation to Hong Kong.

  The chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Association and Olympic Committee (Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee) of China, who also attended the meeting, said that the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee have had a tradition of more than 20 years for the delegation of mainland Olympic athletes to visit Hong Kong. This kind of exchange reflects the country's care for the SAR, and also reflects the deep feelings between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

  In this year's Tokyo Olympics, the Hong Kong team of China won a record of 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.

Timothy Fok believes that this achievement is inseparable from the care that the State Sports General Administration has given to Hong Kong in all aspects over the years.

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