Carrie Lam congratulated Hong Kong foil player Cheung Ka Lang on winning the World Cup

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (right) and foiler Cheung Ka-lang (left). (File photo) Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor social platform photo

Hong Kong, January 16 (Xinhua) -- Carrie Lam, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, congratulated Hong Kong foil athlete Zhang Jialang on winning the Championship in Paris at the Foil World Cup on 16 January.

Carrie Lam posted on social platforms that Hong Kong foil player Zhang Jialang won the first Olympic gold medal for Hong Kong since its return to the motherland at the Tokyo Olympics last year, and then won the World Cup gold medal for the first time in Paris at the Foil World Cup, winning the world cup gold medal for the first time and winning glory for Hong Kong. According to the event report, he passed the hurdle this time, won neatly, and showed full confidence.

Carrie Lam pointed out that since Hong Kong athletes achieved historic results at the Tokyo Olympic Games, they have also continued to shine in a number of individual world and Asian competitions, including swimming Ho Shi Bei, badminton "Deng Xie Pei (Tang Chun Man, Xie Yingxue)", karate Liu MuSheng, indoor rowing Chen Zhifeng and so on.

Mrs Lam said that convinced that the Hong Kong sports scene is still poised to develop, the HKSAR Government will strengthen communication and cooperation with the new Legislative Council, especially the Legislative Council, especially the Ho Kai-kong, who represents the sports industry, to support the professional development of athletes, and carry out the application of sports technology and cooperate with the industrial development of the kai tak sports park. (End)