China News Service, Hong Kong, August 19th. Title: The East Olympics China Hong Kong Team Triumph Bus Parade is full of applause

　　China News Agency reporter Han Xingtong

　　On the morning of August 19, along Hong Kong’s Nathan Road to Canton Road, when the open-top bus was carrying the Hong Kong representative team from the Tokyo Olympic Games, pedestrians stopped and waved, residents opened windows, and drivers pulled down the windows. Cheers and The applause came one after another, and someone shouted excitedly: "The Hong Kong team is great! (The Hong Kong team is great!)"

On the morning of August 19, the East Olympics China Hong Kong delegation waved to the public on the open-top parade bus.

Photo by Li Zhihua

　　Two open-top buses carrying members of the Hong Kong Chinese team participating in the Tokyo Olympics, including athletes and coaches, depart from the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom and go on a bus parade along major arterial roads such as Nathan Road and Canton Road.

Their final destination was the Xiqu Center of the West Kowloon Cultural District, where they attended the welcoming ceremony organized by the SAR government and the Hong Kong Sports Association and Olympic Committee of China.

　　The athletes wore the team uniforms and sat on the top of the open-top bus in two separate rows, holding the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

The bus body is hung with banners. In addition to pictures of athletes at the Olympic Games, there is also a line of eye-catching characters-"Hong Kong Athletes, Our Pride".

　　The team was warmly welcomed wherever it went.

The reporter saw at the scene that a private car driver who was opposite the parade team deliberately pulled down the window and gave a thumbs up to the athletes on the open-top bus; an elderly person who had just bought vegetables was walking on the side of the road with a bag and saw the team Immediately stopped and took out the mobile phone to take pictures; many windows of office buildings and residential buildings along the way were opened, people poked their heads out to cheer the athletes, and raised their mobile phones to take pictures.

　　When the open-top bus convoy turned into the crowded Nathan Road, the atmosphere rose.

At the junction of Nathan Road and Jordan Road, four intersections were crowded with citizens who heard the news and came to see the athletes. Many parents led their children to come.

As soon as the team appeared, the crowd burst into applause and cheers. Onlookers shouted and cheered: "You are the best! Thank you Hong Kong athletes! Thank you!" The team members responded: "Thank you Hong Kong citizens, please continue to support Hong Kong. athlete!"

　　The reporter saw on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui that some well-prepared citizens were holding cardboards made with words such as "Congratulations to the athletes for winning the medals" and "One more city in the National Games" and waved national flags and regional flags.

Among them, Ms. Zeng, a citizen, told reporters that she was working in a nearby office building, and she heard that the parade bus would go downstairs specifically to support her, and she saw the athlete's demeanor.

During the Tokyo Olympics, Ms. Zeng followed swimming, cycling, table tennis and other competitions, and said frankly that she was "satisfied to watch". She praised the outstanding performance of the Hong Kong team in this Olympics.

　　During the interview, someone yelled, "Here is coming!" The assembled crowd immediately became excited, seeing from a distance the regional flag held by the athletes on the open-top bus across an intersection was red.

Miss Zeng said excitedly, "They are coming" and ran to the side of the road, "It feels like chasing stars," she said.

　　At this moment, Mr. Lin, the citizen, pointed the bus that was approaching to his 8-year-old daughter.

　　Mr. Lin said that his daughter was “fascinated” by the athletes during the Olympics and was unwilling to go out. She watched the game on TV at home and regarded the swimmer He Shibei, who won two silver medals, as an idol.

I heard that there was this bus parade, and I brought my daughter here.

　　The open-top bus convoy was not traveling fast. The athletes stood up and waved to the crowd on the side of the road. Some citizens even ran for more than 100 meters to the end of the parade.

　　For the warm welcome and encouragement of the citizens, the athletes expressed their aspirations after the welcome ceremony. Table tennis player Du Kaixian told reporters that in the past they used to communicate with the citizens through mobile phones and computer screens. This time I met them face-to-face and heard Their encouragement is very moved.

And table tennis player Su Huiyin said: "Every cheer is of great significance to us, it makes us feel excited, and want to do our best to play a good game for everyone." (End)