Hong Kong Athletes attained a record breaking result in the 15th Doha Asian Games which was just concluded last Friday. With their effort and dedication to strive for excellence, the medal record set in 2002 Busan Asian Games was surpassed with 6 Gold, 12 Silver and 10 Bronze medals. Their commendable performances showed that Hong Kong athletes have greatly improved since the Busan Asian Games in 2002. This Games provided our Hong Kong athletes an opportunity to witness the competitiveness of the rest of Asian athletes and prepared them for even more stiff competition in the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
With the generous support from our Title Sponsor, Bank of China (Hong Kong) this year, a special award “Bank of China (Hong Kong) Best of the Best Hong Kong Sports Star Award” would be awarded to the athlete with the highest votes among the 8 winners of Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards category.
Officiating VIPs included The Hon. Timothy T. T. FOK, GBS, JP, President of the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China; Mr. LIU Yun Kwan, Peter, Chief Information Officer of Bank of China (Hong Kong); Ms. Olivia CHAN, Assistant Director of Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Mrs. Vivien FUNG, JP, Chairman of the 2006 Bank of China Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Organizing Committee.
The following Medallists of Doha Asian Games and past winners of 2005 Awards were invited to attend the press conference to share their sports experience with the attendees in the events:
Medallists of Doha Asian Games:
Name |
Event |
Medal |
Mr. CHAN Yun To |
Bodybuilding (Men's 75kg) |
Gold Medal |
Mr. CHAN King Yin |
Windsurfing (Men's lightweight Mistral) |
Gold Medal |
Mr. CHAN Wai Ki /
Mr. FU Ka Chun, Marco/ |
Billiards (Men's Team)
Billiards (Men Snooker - Doubles) |
Sliver Medal
Sliver Medal |
Mr. FUNG Kwok Wai |
Billiards (Men's Team) |
Sliver Medal |
Ms. ZHANG Rui |
Table Tennis (Women's Doubles) |
Sliver Medal |
Ms. TSE Ka Chun |
Table Tennis (Men's Team) |
Bronze Medal |
Ms. YU Wei Li |
Weightlifting (Women's 53kg) |
Bronze Medal |
Winners of 2005 Awards:
Awards Category |
Name |
Sports association |
Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards |
Ms. LIN Ling
Mr. TANG Yik Chun |
Hong Kong Table Tennis Association
Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association
|
Hong Kong Junior Sports Awards |
Mr. CHIU Chung Hei
Ms. LEUNG Shu Hang
|
Hong Kong Table Tennis Association
Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped |
Hong Kong Sports Stars Award for Team Only Sport |
Xiangxue Sun Hei |
Hong Kong Football Association |
Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards |
Mr. CHAN Yan Kit
Ms. CHOW Yuen Ying
Ms. TSE Kin Hay, Sally
Ms. WONG Kwan Ping |
Hong Kong Badminton Association
Hong Kong Sports Association for the Mentally Handicapped
Hong Kong Amateur Swimming Association
Hong Kong China Bodybuilding and Fitness Association |
Hong Kong Sportsmanship Sports Star Award |
Ms. YUNG Ka Yan |
Hong Kong, China Rowing Association |
The Federation would like to express its heartfelt thanks to the sponsors of this year’s Awards, especially Bank of China (Hong Kong), the Title Sponsor of the event for the first time and LCSD for their continuous support to this event; Manulife (International) Limited and Samsung Electronics H. K. Co. Ltd. again showing their commitment by being the Gold Sponsor and Silver Sponsor respectively this year. Appreciation is also extended to other sponsors including The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd., adidas Hong Kong Limited, Sino Group and Oriental Press Group Limited.
Awards Categories
Prize money amounting HK$506,000 will be awarded to all winners in the seven categories as follows:
1. Bank of China (Hong Kong) Best of the Best Hong Kong Sports Star Award (One winner)
2. Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards (Eight winners)
3. Hong Kong Junior Sports Stars Awards (Six winners)
4. Hong Kong Sports Stars Award for Team Only Sport (One Team)
5. Hong Kong Sports Stars Award for Team Event (One Team)
6. Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards (Six winners)
7. Hong Kong Sportsmanship Sports Star Award (One winner)
Nomination
Commencing today, Member Associations of the Federation are invited to submit their nominations. The closing date for nominations is 29 December 2006. All rules and regulations of the Awards and the nomination forms can be downloaded from the Federation’s official website at www.hkolympic.org.
Online Public Voting
To encourage public’s involvement in this
prestigious event, there are altogether four categories of the Awards open
for public voting, which are “Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards”, “Hong Kong
Junior Sports Stars Awards”, “Hong Kong Sports Stars Award for Team Only
Sport” and “Hong Kong Sports Stars Award for Team Event”. Members of the
public could vote for their favourite athletes and team on the Federation’s
official website from 15 January 2007 to 14 February 2007. Details of
Online Public Voting will be announced on the Public Voting Announcement
Press Conference on 15 January 2007.
Promotion
To raise public’s awareness of this Awards, the Federation is glad to solicit the generous support from the Oriental Press Group Limited to publicize the relevant information of the Awards on the Oriental Daily News and The Sun. Besides, the Federation will produce a promotional video to be advertised on LED screens located at several locations in Hong Kong during the public voting period.
Announcement of the Results
The results of the Awards 2006 will be announced in the Awards Presentation Ceremony to be held in conjunction with the annual Spring Dinner of the Federation on 12 March 2007 at the Grand Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
For any enquiries related to the Awards, please feel free to contact the Secretariat at 2891-3106 or visit our website at www.hkolympic.org.
Released by:
Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China
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