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The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing, extended his congratulations to Hong Kong's athletes on winning one gold, one silver and one bronze medal at the Guangzhou Asian Games today (November 19).
"Hong Kong's athletes have demonstrated exceptional skills and perseverance today, capturing three medals. We are very proud of their outstanding achievements," Mr Tsang said.
He encouraged the delegation to continue to strive for excellence and wished them every success in the upcoming events.
The Hong Kong sports delegation has so far won 20 medals in the Games. The list of Hong Kong athletes who won medals today is as follows:
Gold
Men's Cycling BMX Race: Steven Wong
Silver
Mixed Doubles Table Tennis: Cheung Yuk and Jiang Huajun
Bronze
Women's Badminton Singles: Yip Pui-yin
Ends/Friday, November 19, 2010
Issued at HKT 20:10
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