Rosanna Law backs Hong Kong team, avoids medal targets
SingTao · 2 SOURCESabout 3 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
With roughly four weeks remaining before the Asian Games open, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui visited the Hong Kong Sports Institute to encourage Hong Kong athletes in training.
Law said she does not want to add pressure by setting targets for medal numbers or colours, and instead wants athletes to compete freely, perform at their best and seek breakthroughs.
She also said that if athletes face needs over accommodation or other arrangements, the Hong Kong Sports Institute, the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Tokyo would provide support.
The visit covered multiple squads preparing for the Games, including fencing, para table tennis, athletics relay teams, rugby sevens, karate, squash, women’s table tennis and women’s softball.
Key Points
- Law visited the Sports Institute on August 26, accompanied by Permanent Secretary Vivian Sum Fung-kwan and Sports Commissioner Yeung Tak-keung’s office representative Choi Kin-pan, according to Sing Tao’s account.
- She was received by Hong Kong Sports Institute chairman Tang King-shing and chief executive Tony Choi Yuk-kwan while meeting athletes in active pre-Games training.
- Teams mentioned included the full fencing squad, para table tennis players, men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams, men’s rugby sevens, karate and squash.
- Law also met the women’s table tennis team and the women’s softball team, which was described as a non-elite team sport programme.
- The Asian Games in Nagoya will run from September 19 to October 4, and Law said athletes were eager for Hong Kong viewers to follow broadcasts and cheer them on.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the message is that official backing for the delegation is being framed around athlete welfare and performance rather than medal pressure.
That approach may help shape public expectations ahead of the Games, while also putting attention on practical support such as accommodation and logistics for the Hong Kong team.