The spirit of the times Yao Xiangjiang | the "Olympic Heavenly Group" arrived in Hong Kong smoothly and began the exchange journey

The Surging News reporter Zhang Chengjie, Han Yuting, and Sun Zhang

At the Shenzhen Bay Port on the morning of December 3, the sunny, bright red carpet and the red handwriting "Warmly welcome the Visit of the Mainland Olympic Athlete Delegation to Hong Kong for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games" were greatly printed with each other, and they were full of joy.

Invited by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a highly anticipated delegation of Mainland Olympic athletes visiting Hong Kong arrived in Hong Kong on the same day to carry out a three-day exchange activity. A total of 29 athletes from athletics, swimming, diving, weightlifting, gymnastics, trampoline, rowing, kayaking, cycling, fencing, table tennis, and badminton participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games.

At about 13:25 on the same day, a bus carrying a delegation of Mainland Olympic athletes visiting Hong Kong slowly drove into the welcome ceremony. All walks of life in Hong Kong have long been eagerly awaiting the arrival of mainland Olympic athletes, wearing uniform uniforms and waving the Chinese flag and the Flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in their hands and cheering loudly.

29 athletes and 3 coaches from 12 sports got off the bus one after another, dressed in red sports suits, and although they wore masks, they could still feel the excitement of everyone. Everyone was energetic and energetic and waved hello to the people at the scene, and the red national emblem on the left chest was bright and bright.

The ceremony was short but not simple, and the members of the delegation accepted the wreaths of flowers presented by the citizens of Hong Kong, and finally ended with a large group photo.

The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) learned that the welcoming ceremony was attended by the Secretary for Home Affairs of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Mr. Xu Yingwei, the Director of Leisure and Cultural Services of the HKSAR Government, Mr Lau Ming-kwong, the Chairman of the Sports Association and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China, Fok Chun-ting, and the Volunteer Secretary-General of the Hong Kong Association and the Olympic Committee, Mr. Wang Minchao.

The visit of The Olympic athletes to Hong Kong is one of the series of activities of the "Spirit of the Times Yao Xiangjiang". Next, they will attend the welcome party and dinner hosted by the HKSAR Government, and will also have extensive exchanges with all walks of life in Hong Kong, and interact with Hong Kong youth in the community and campus.

Among them, on December 4, the "Olympic Team" will attend three public activities, including two demonstrations of the "Olympic Athletes Exhibition" sports project held at the Elizabeth Stadium and Victoria Park Swimming Pool in the morning, and the "Olympic Athletes Parade" held at the Elizabeth Stadium in the afternoon.

Earlier, in an interview with the surging news reporter, Tokyo Olympic Cycling Women's Team Racing Champion Zhong Angel and "Asian Flyer" Su Bingtian both expressed their expectations for the trip, and they hoped to seize the opportunity to exchange sports culture with all walks of life in Hong Kong and pass on the spirit of sportsmanship.

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