The reference news network reported on August 28 that Hong Kong media said that Hong Kong citizens are eagerly looking forward to the visit of Olympic athletes to Hong Kong. All 5,700 event tickets for the public were sold out within a few hours after the 22nd went on sale. Scalpers are swayed by the wind, and each ticket of HK$20 (about 17.20 yuan) sells online for as much as HK$1165 (about 1000 yuan).
According to The South China Morning Post website in Hong Kong on August 27, on the 27th, before noon, sports fans were already queuing outside the hotel where the delegation was about to stay, hoping to see the hero's style, and maybe even take a selfie.
One badminton fan said he hoped to meet champion Chen Long at the hotel because he had not been able to buy tickets to the official show. Other tourists staying at the hotel said they never expected to be neighbors with the Olympic team.
Outside the hotel, the staff typed out the words "Congratulations to China!" A red banner with the words "welcomes." When the athletes arrived at the hotel around 1 p.m., about 150 fans — made up of locals and mainland tourists — greeted them with applause, cheers and photos.
The crowd kept shouting "Fu Yuanhui," the name of the swimmer sitting on the first bus. One man said: "I can't believe we can get so close. ”
The crowd also shouted the name of swimmer Sun Yang, and his arrival caused a commotion in the crowd, especially among female fans. Women's volleyball coach Lang Ping smiled and waved from the bus after hearing the crowd shouting her name.
Lin Yizhi, who is currently a graduate student in Japan, said she was all about watching her favorite table tennis stars Ma Long and Zhang Jike. Her new friend, Florence Liu, whom she had just met, said she was supportive of all the athletes. But when asked who her "male god" was, the Guangzhou girl who works in Hong Kong did not hesitate to say: "Malone." He's so cool. ”
Hong Kong's South China Morning Post website also reported on August 27 that Fok Kai-gang, head of the Hong Kong delegation to the 2016 Olympics, urged Hong Kong people not to create political unpleasantness for the visiting mainland Olympic elite delegation.
The visit comes at a time when localist sentiment in Hong Kong is rising. The organizers are eager to ensure that the political and social tensions between Hong Kong and the mainland do not undermine the welcome for the national team.
Including the "Local Democracy Front", "Hong Kong National Party", "Youth New Deal" and "Hong Kong Demosisto", major localist groups have expressed no intention of holding protests during the visit.
It is reported that the police concluded that the possibility of trouble during the visit was relatively small, so no major security action would be taken.
According to sources, the government expects to spend about HK$7 million (about 6 million yuan) for the entire visit and related activities, and the delegation's accommodation costs at a five-star hotel are borne by a well-known pro-Beijing person. It was confirmed that the sponsor was named Huang Yinghao and was a lawyer.