[Newyddion Chwaraeon]The Hong Kong Association and the Tuesday Olympic Committee (22Japan) In response to the national anthem and regional flag turmoil that broke out earlier, it issued the “Guidelines for Hong Kong Athletes and Teams to Handle the Playing of the National Anthem and Hoisting of the Regional Flag during International Sports Events ” to the National Sports Association under its jurisdiction, which requires members of the association to adhere strictly to the national anthem and the regional flag before and after the game, including the use of both hand to make a mistakeT“The word gesture indicates an error. The Hong Kong Rugby Union, which was involved in this incident, took the lead in issuing a statement, welcoming the guidelines. However, some Hong Kong generals said it would be n unfair to the athletes if similar incidents happen again and lead to retirement; another general in Hong Kong said, “It would be boring if others made mistakes and were punished if they submitted their homework. “
Fifteen Lam and Qilam Hong Kong teams have been involved in live broadcasts of misspelling the title of the national anthem, broadcasting the wrong national anthem, and using the wrong version of the regional flag. The Secretary General of the Hong Kong Voluntary Federation and Olympic Committee, Wang Minchao, said that once the event conference makes mistakes and the response is not satisfactory, it cannot be ruled out that there will be further action, and that the Hong Kong team chooses to withdraw back from the event and boycott the event. Although the guidelines issued this time did not specify whether the event would be boycotted, it also mentioned that “the organizer did not make immediate corrections, and the team leader must lead all team members and/or athletes out from the location of the ceremony.”
The general Hong Kong “Talent” pseudonym believes that there is little chance of related incidents happening again, and has no special plan on how to deal with it, but frankly admits that it would It would be unfair to the athletes if it developed to the point where they need to retire: “We train hard every day just to play the game, at least for ourselves and for the team . But it’s very unfair if we can’t compete because of external factors. I always feel that the decision to participate or not. is up to the athletes themselves, and other organizations have no right to help the athletes to decide. “Talent” also questions that the outside world has always said that sports should not infiltrate politics, but this event proves that the two cannot be separated.
Another athlete, who goes by the pseudonym “Hou Huo”, considered it an honor to represent Hong Kong and was discouraged by the focus on politics instead of competition. He pointed out that athletes will focus on preparing for the game before the game: “Before the game is the time to settle yourself, and you may not immediately notice if the national anthem is wrong is being played. If I don’t respond in time, I will worry whether my career will be affected, or participating will always be punished, worrying about the results more than the performance of the game.”
“Hou Huo” said on behalf of Hong Kong, he has never encountered similar incidents for many years. He also knows that the staff of the General Assembly provided the organizers with the national anthem. Sports development: “Athletes do not have long careers, and there are not many international competitions. Punish your own people not to compete because of other people’s mistakes. It is not a matter of focusing on developing sports, but dealing with it from a political point of view. The funding itself must be won with the results of a competition, which contradict each other.”
The Hong Kong Rugby Union issued a statement last night, welcoming the Hong Kong Association’s “Guidelines” and will incorporate them into the internal guidelines we conduct a thorough and comprehensive review for the problem team, and further enable the industry to protect reputation and the dignity of Hong Kong firmly.” President Lam understands and is aware of the concerns and criticisms expressed by people from all walks of life in Hong Kong, and will do everything possible to make Hong Kong proud of our performance on and off. the court, “Looking forward to regaining the trust that was lost due to the mistakes made by the international and Asian organizers.”
The First Secretary of the Administration Chen Guoji met with Qais Abdulla Al Dhalai, the president of the Asian Rugby Federation on Tuesday, The latter explained that the Qilan incident was caused by the human error of a junior member of the staff of the local organizer, and there was no political or motive bad in it The SAR government and citizens apologized for the incident and promised to ensure that similar mistakes do not happen again. The Asian Rugby Federation is responsible for this event, and promises to confirm the national anthem with the teams taking part in the event, and to establish a central archive, stating that the local organizers of the event must use the version of the national anthem in the central archive. , and strictly prohibited to use other versions.
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