Legislative Council Visits HK Sports Institute to Support Hong Kong Delegation for 5th Asian Para Games.

2026-09-18 19:50 Last Updated At：20:08

LegCo Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports visits Hong Kong Sports Institute

The following is issued on behalf of the Legislative Council Secretariat:

Click to Gallery

LegCo Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports visits Hong Kong Sports Institute Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

More Images

LegCo Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports visits Hong Kong Sports Institute Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

The Legislative Council Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports visited the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI) today (September 18) at the invitation of the China Hong Kong Paralympic Committee (HKPC) to learn about the preparation of the Hong Kong, China Delegation for the 5th Asian Para Games and offer them encouragement and support.

Accompanied by the Chief Executive of the HKSI, Mr Tony Choi; the President of the HKPC, Mrs Jenny Fung; and the Vice President and the Chef de Mission of the Hong Kong, China Delegation to the 5th Asian Para Games, Dr Jim Luk, Members met with athletes and coaches in the HKSI. They first visited the Athletic Field to learn about the athletics team's (physical impairment and intellectual impairment) preparation and the support measures. They then proceeded to the 25-metre swimming pool in the Swimming Complex to gain insight into the daily training and preparation progress of the swimming team (physical impairment).

Members also visited the Training Hall to exchange views and play friendly matches with the boccia and table tennis (physical impairment) teams. Members then visited the Fencing Hall to learn about the preparation of the wheelchair fencing team. Members were concerned about the support provided to athletes, in terms of resources such as venues and competition equipment, as well as how to identify more athletes with potential, so as to align with the objectives set out in the First Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2026-2030) to expand the scale of the sports industry, as well as increase resources allocated to sports development and the number of full-time elite athletes.

The 5th Asian Para Games will be held in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan from October 18 to 24, featuring 18 sports. The Hong Kong, China Delegation, comprising over 150 people in total, in which 80 athletes will participate in 10 Sports. Members praised the athletes for their training efforts, overcoming obstacles and demonstrating perseverance, and encouraged them to unleash their potentials in achieving outstanding results in the Asian Para Games.

A total of 17 members and non-members of the Panel on Home Affairs, Culture and Sports attended the visit. The video highlight of today's visit has been uploaded to website.

Patient dies after choking on regular meal due to diet order error at Prince of Wales Hospital.

Prince of Wales Hospital announces sentinel event

The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority.

The spokesperson for Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH) announces a sentinel event today (September 18):

A 54-year-old male patient, who had a history of dementia and stroke, and required a puree diet, was sent to the Accident and Emergency Department of PWH by ambulance on the morning of September 16 due to deteriorated mental status. He was admitted to a medical ward for treatment. During feeding the patient began choking and developed a cardiac arrest, and subsequently succumbed late that same night.

The hospital is very concerned about the incident and immediately launched an investigation. Preliminary findings indicated that upon admission, the patient did not carry any identification document, and a "pseudo identifier" was generated for registration. According to the patient's clinical condition, the attending doctor gave a "diet as tolerated" order for nursing staff to follow up. However, as the hospital's Dietary and Catering Management System defaults to arrange a regular meal for patients registered under a "pseudo identifier", and a nursing staff member did not complete checking the patient's previous diet records to adjust the diet order, a regular meal was served to the patient that night.

At around 6.40pm, the patient was found feeling unwell when a patient care assistant (PCA) began feeding the patient a regular meal. The PCA immediately stopped the feeding and sought help from a nursing staff member. Upon examination, the nursing staff member noted a drop in the patient's blood oxygen saturation level, and immediately called clinicians to suction the patient and administer oxygen therapy. Clinicians from the Ear, Nose and Throat Department and the Intensive Care Unit were also called to assist in removing the foreign object in the patient's airway. The patient developed a cardiac arrest during the process, and his condition continued to deteriorate. He succumbed late that same night. Upon reviewing the patient's history after the incident, the hospital found that the patient had been frequently hospitalised before due to underlying diseases. Following speech therapy assessment, a puree diet was recommended for the patient due to dysphagia.

The hospital is deeply saddened by the patient's passing, and has met with the patient's family to explain the incident, and extended its sincere apologies and condolences. The hospital will keep close communication with the family to render necessary assistance.

The hospital has devised immediate measures, including reminding healthcare staff to thoroughly assess patients' clinical conditions and diet orders before making meal arrangements, and reviewing the default meal setting of the system. The nursing staff member and PCA concerned have been temporarily arranged for non-clinical duties.

The hospital has reported the incident to the Hospital Authority Head Office via the Advance Incident Reporting System. A root cause analysis panel has been appointed to review the incident thoroughly. The investigation and recommended improvement measures will be completed within eight weeks. The incident has also been referred to the Coroner for follow-up.

The Root Cause Analysis Panel members are as follows:

Chairperson:

Dr Kenny Yuen

Hospital Chief Executive, Tseung Kwan O Hospital and Haven of Hope Hospital

Members:

Professor Chair Sek-ying

Vice-Director of Research, the Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Ms Moon Chan

Manager (Patient Safety & Risk Management), the Hospital Authority

Dr Chan Tak-yeung

Deputy Chief of Service (Medicine & Geriatrics), Kwong Wah Hospital

Ms Cheung Shuk-yee

General Manager (Nursing), Shatin Hospital

Ms Lee Lai-shan

Department Operations Manager (Medicine), Tseung Kwan O Hospital

Dr Wong Wing-yin

Consultant (Medicine & Geriatrics), Caritas Medical Centre

Dr Linda Yu

Service Director (Quality and Safety), New Territories East Cluster

Legislative Council Visits HK Sports Institute to Support Hong Kong Delegation for 5th Asian Para Games.

HK