I met Weng Houquan on the alpine ski lift: I was happy and proud to represent Hong Kong in the Winter Olympics

Weng Houquan came to the scene on February 9 to watch the women's slalom competition, and coincidentally, the reporter met him during the cable car transfer. The lad was sunny and cheerful. "I went to see her play today and I'm sorry she didn't finish." Weng Houquan said.

This reporter happened to meet Weng Houquan

The Hong Kong sports delegation, China, had three athletes participating this time, which was the largest number of athletes participating in the Winter Olympics. Among them, two people participated in the alpine skiing competition, one was a 19-year-old girl Jin Hexiao, and the other was a 17-year-old boy Weng Houquan, both of whom were participating in the Winter Olympics for the first time.

The reporter spoke too quickly, he didn't understand much, and his Chinese bad. On February 9, Kim and Xiao failed to finish the women's slalom match, and Weng Houquan said with Chinese: "Unfortunately, she did not finish the race..."

Weng Houquan, who was born in Hong Kong on August 26, 2004, has an older sister and a younger brother in addition to his parents. Living in Hong Kong since he was a child, Weng Houquan began practicing skiing with his parents around the age of 3, and the whole family often went to the Hokkaido Ski Resort in Japan to practice skiing.

In 2010, 6-year-old Weng Houquan moved to the UK and is now a sophomore at Modlin College, Oxford University. Since his mother's hometown is Malaysia, Weng Houquan, who can represent the three places, finally chose to represent Hong Kong in China to participate in the international competition. Weng Houquan said that he is inseparable from Hong Kong and belongs to this land.

On the cable car, Weng Houquan said that he was very happy and proud to represent Hong Kong in China at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Source Beijing Daily Client | Reporters Kong Ning and Guan Xin

Edited by Zeng Jiajia

Process Editor Wu Yue