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The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Lau Kong-wah, today (January 30) congratulated Hong Kong cycling athletes on winning a number of medals for Hong Kong at the 2016 Asian Cycling Championships held in Japan.
Mr Lau said, "The athletes pulled their efforts and performed brilliantly. Some of the young athletes also excelled in the games and won glory for Hong Kong. People in Hong Kong and I are proud of them and would like to express our sincere greetings.
"We would also like to express our special thanks to the Head Coach of the Hong Kong Cycling Team, Mr Shen Jinkang, as well as other members and staff of the Supporting Team for their long-term dedication," he said.
The Hong Kong cycling team has won 16 medals. The list of medals won is as follows:
Road Race (Elite)
Cheung King Lok - Men's Individual Time Trial Gold
medal
Men's Individual Road Race Gold
medal
Pang Yao - Women's Individual Time Trial Bronze medal
Track Race (Elite)
Cheung King Lok - Men's Points Race Silver medal
Men's Individual Pursuit Gold medal
Cheung King Lok and Leung Chun Wing - Madison Silver
medal
Lee Wai Sze - Women's 500m Time Trail Silver medal
Women's Sprint Bronze medal
Women's Keirin Gold medal
Yang Qianyu - Women's Individual Pursuit Silver medal
Road Race (Junior)
Fung Ka Hoo - Men's U23 Individual Time Trial Silver
medal
Ma Yin Yu - Women's Individual Time Trial Silver
medal
Track Race (Junior)
Leung Chung Pak - Men's Scratch Silver medal
Leung Hoi Wah - Women's Points Race Gold medal
Ma Yin Yu - Women's Scratch Silver medal
Li Yin Yin - Women's Keirin Silver medal
Ends/Saturday, January 30, 2016
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