8 gold, 18 silver and 20 bronze. At the just concluded Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Chinese Hong Kong team achieved the best performance in history with 46 medals. On the evening of September 3, all sectors of Hong Kong society held a grand welcoming ceremony for the victorious Hong Kong athletes at the airport. The Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong, Liu Jianghua, lamented that the indomitable and never say die spirit of Hong Kong athletes deeply moved and proud the whole Hong Kong people.
Some Hong Kong media admitted that Hong Kong society had not paid much attention to the Asian Games before, but this time it was unprecedented. The reason for this is not only the excellent performance of Hong Kong athletes, but also the spirit of unity, hard work and self-improvement shown by these young athletes in training and competitions, which shows that the "Hong Kong spirit" has been extended to young people.
When people talk about the legendary development of Hong Kong, they will certainly mention the "Hong Kong spirit" forged by generations of Hong Kong people. Li Ka shing, Bruce Lee, Fang Runhua, Tian Jiabing... Behind every household name in Hong Kong, there is an inspirational story of struggle to change the destiny, which not only inspires Hong Kong to face difficulties and work hard, but also inspires many mainland people who fought bravely in the era of reform and opening up.
In this Asian Games, the performance of Hong Kong athletes best represents the spirit of Hong Kong youth! Equestrian Xiao Yingying trained hard for more than ten years, and finally won the gold medal in dressage; The Hong Kong men's sevens rugby team lost to Japan in the finals of the first two Asian Games, lost gold medals for two consecutive times, and finally beat Japan this year to achieve a breakthrough; Shi Weixiong, who made a mistake in landing at the London Olympic Games six years ago, successfully defended his title as the vault champion at the Asian Games... And those Hong Kong athletes who did not win medals have experienced great physical and will training, and won respect and praise for Hong Kong in the competition field.
It is worth mentioning that the Hong Kong team of China can achieve good results in this Asian Games, in addition to the efforts of the athletes themselves and the investment of the Hong Kong government in competitive sports, it also benefits from the improvement of the level of sports exchanges between the two places. After each Olympic Games, the state will organize gold medal athletes to visit Hong Kong to promote exchanges between the two sports circles. The cycling, gymnastics, sevens rugby, squash and other gold medal winning events of the Hong Kong Team of China have many regular exchanges with the mainland, and some medal winning athletes often go to the mainland for training.
Backed by the mainland, Hong Kong athletes can still achieve good results in competitive sports competitions with strong players. Why do Hong Kong youth think that struggle is useless and outdated? The high-speed railway to the mainland is about to start, the blueprint of the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area is being rolled out, and the country is providing a bigger stage for Hong Kong youth to struggle. Hong Kong youth should be vigorous, energetic, and strive to create new prospects for themselves and Hong Kong.
