SCST congratulates Tang Wai-lok on winning first gold medal for Hong Kong, China in Asian Para Games
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    The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, today (October 23) congratulated Tang Wai-lok on winning a gold medal in the Men’s 200m Freestyle S14 at the 4th Asian Para Games Hangzhou. Hong Kong, China athletes, Cheung Tsun-lok and Wong Hon-yin also won a silver and bronze medal respectively in the same event, bringing more joy to the victory. Yu Chui-yee achieved good results and won a bronze medal in the Women’s Foil Individual Category A.
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    Mr Yeung said, “Tang, Cheung and Wong swept all medals in the same event, we are so thrilled to see them being honoured on the same podium and it is a good story that worth our great applause. Yu has not let us down and her achievement is very much admired.”
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     The Hong Kong delegation won five medals, including one gold, one silver and three bronze, today, the details are as follows:
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Gold medal
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Swimming: Men’s 200m Freestyle S14
Tang Wai-lok
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Silver medal
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Swimming: Men’s 200m Freestyle S14
Cheung Tsun-lok
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Bronze medal
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Swimming: Men’s 200m Freestyle S14
Wong Hon-yin
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Swimming: Women’s 100m Backstroke S6
Ng Cheuk-yan
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Wheelchair Fencing: Women’s Foil Individual Category A
Yu Chui-yee