Hong Kong Sports⁣ Commissioner Huang Desen Resigns

The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau announced that Sports Commissioner Huang Desen has resigned and will⁢ leave office on September‌ 20.

Huang Desen had submitted a request to the ‌Culture, ‌Sports and Tourism Bureau to terminate his contract due to personal reasons. The​ bureau thanked him for his contribution to Hong Kong sports‌ policy ‍and sports development in the past year and ‌wished him success in his future work and continued contribution⁢ to the ⁣Hong Kong sports industry.

Huang⁢ Desen took office as sports‌ commissioner⁤ on August 22 ‌last year and served for about one year, not completing his three-year contract. As Sports Commissioner, he was responsible for formulating sports policies and related ‍measures, and ⁣promoting⁣ and implementing the ⁣government’s sports ⁤development policy objectives, including promoting the “popularization”, “eliteization”, “event-oriented” and “industrialization” of sports.

Upon his appointment as Sports Commissioner, Huang ⁣Desen expressed his honor to‌ contribute to Hong Kong’s sports industry with his ⁢experience in​ the sports industry. As a sports specialist, ​he belonged to‍ point 3 of the ⁤directorate salary scale, with a monthly salary of NT$213,700 upon​ entry.

Wong Tak-sen, a Hong Kong​ windsurfing athlete and coach, has been mentioned as a potential replacement.⁣ He is the husband of Atlanta Olympic windsurfing gold medalist Li Lishan⁣ and has been engaged in sports for over 30 years, winning two Asian Games silver medals. After retiring in 2000, he became the ‍coach​ of the Hong​ Kong team and ​later joined the Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee ⁢in 2008. He was appointed as the administrative director of​ the Hong Kong Table ⁢Tennis Association⁤ in 2022.

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• Hong Kong Sports Policy
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