Ye Yongyu, chairman of the Hong Kong Weightlifting Jianli Federation, gave a speech in the Asian Championships, and then called Hong Kong as a "country".
Comprehensive Hong Kong media reports such as Sing Tao Daily, such as the opening ceremony of the Asian Equipment Health Championship and the opening ceremony of the Asian College Student Cup (May 6) in Hong Kong, the chairman of the Hong Kong Weightlifting Jianli Federation, Ye YongyuIn his English speech, the Asian Championships "We have livelies from 13 Countries and There Are ARound 200 Entries" in the Asian Championships "."Hong Kong and Taiwan participated as regions.
Hong Kong Weightlifting Jianli Federation will be on the opening ceremony of the social platform. After the incident is exposed, the relevant videos have been removed.
The Hong Kong Government issued a news bulletin on Friday (10th), emphasizing that Ye Yongyu's expression was seriously inconsistent with the facts of Hong Kong and Taiwan as regions. It is absolutely unacceptable to violate the principle of one country.
The Hong Kong Government said in the bulletin that it attaches great importance to different degrees of error incidents. It has requested the Hong Kong Sports Association and the Olympic Committee (Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee)Improve the plan and report to the government.The Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee have urged the Council to submit a report to the Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee next Wednesday (May 15) or before.
Ye Yongyu described Hong Kong as a "smaller country" in the Hong Kong Weightlifting Invitational Tournament in March this year and was approved by "Hong Kong independence".The Hong Kong Weightlifting Jianli Federation issued a statement to apologize to the public afterwards, stating that it was a misunderstanding, not the original intention of Ye Yongyu's lecture, nor the meaning of "Hong Kong independence".