Hong Kong Athletes Win Four Bronze Medals at 20th Asian Games in Fencing, Squash, and Esports

SCST congratulates Daphne Chan, Valerie Cheng, Janelle Leung, Sophia Wu, Royce Chan, Hugo Ho, Aaron Ho, Leung Tin-ching, Chan Sin-yuk, Li Hin-hei, Wong Yuk-cheung and Yeh Man-ho on winning medals in Asian Games

The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, Photo source; reference image

The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, today (September 26) extended her congratulations to fencing athletes Daphne Chan, Valerie Cheng, Janelle Leung and Sophia Wu on winning a bronze medal for the Hong Kong, China Delegation in Women's Foil Team; fencing athletes Royce Chan, Hugo Ho, Aaron Ho and Leung Tin-ching on winning a bronze medal in Men's Sabre Team; squash athlete Chan Sin-yuk on winning a bronze medal in Women's Singles; and esports athletes Li Hin-hei, Wong Yuk-cheung and Yeh Man-ho on winning a bronze medal in fighting games at the 20th Asian Games.

Miss Law said, "Daphne Chan, Valerie Cheng, Janelle Leung, Sophia Wu, Royce Chan, Hugo Ho, Aaron Ho and Leung Tin-ching worked together and fought until the end when facing strong opponents. They lived up to expectations and secured two more team medals for the Hong Kong, China Delegation in Women's Foil Team and Men's Sabre Team. Squash athlete Chan Sin-yuk delivered an outstanding performance and has reached the podium at the Asian Games for the second consecutive time. Wong Yuk-cheung, Yeh Man-ho and Li Hin-hei demonstrated brilliant skills and co-ordination in three fighting games, winning a medal for the Hong Kong, China esports team. Today, Hong Kong, China athletes also successfully advanced to the semi-finals in a number of events. I am confident that they will continue to achieve excellent results in the remaining competitions."

The Hong Kong, China Delegation has so far won twenty-nine medals, namely four gold, eleven silver and fourteen bronze, at the Asian Games. The newly added four medals are as follows:

Bronze medals

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Fencing: Women's Foil Team

Daphne Chan, Valerie Cheng, Janelle Leung, Sophia Wu

Daphne Chan, Valerie Cheng, Janelle Leung, Sophia Wu, Photo source: SF&OC

Fencing: Men's Sabre Team

Royce Chan, Hugo Ho, Aaron Ho, Leung Tin-ching

Royce Chan, Hugo Ho, Aaron Ho, Leung Tin-ching, Photo source: SF&OC

Squash: Women's Singles

Chan Sin-yuk

Chan Sin-yuk, Photo source: SF&OC

Esports: Fighting Games [Street Fighter 6, TEKKEN™ 8, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV]

Li Hin-hei, Wong Yuk-cheung, Yeh Man-ho

Li Hin-hei, Wong Yuk-cheung, Yeh Man-ho, Photo source: SF&OC

CCIDA sponsors industry to set up Hong Kong Pavilion at Shanghai International Children's Book Fair

The Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency (CCIDA) under the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau sponsored Innovative Entreprenuear Association to set up the "Go! Illustrators - Hong Kong Pavilion" at Shanghai International Children's Book Fair 2026 (CCBF), held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Centre from November 13 to 15. The pavilion exhibited the works published or created by 30 Hong Kong picture book illustrators under the programmes sponsored by CCIDA, and assisted them to explore the Chinese Mainland and overseas markets. The Hong Kong Pavilion attracted around 40,000 visitors during its three-day fair period.

Eight of the participating illustrators were selected under the third edition of Go! Illustrators - Hong Kong Picture Book Illustrators at International Book Fairs Promotion Scheme (Go! Illustrators) funded by CCIDA. The scheme supported the selected illustrators for participating in the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy in April this year, to broaden their international horizons. In addition to showcasing their works at CCBF, the illustrators also hosted on-site sharing sessions, and visited various publishers to gain insights into the potential of the different markets and explore businessopportunities.

The Go! Illustrators also funded the selected illustrators to create new artworks and participate in international picture book or illustration competitions to enhance their global visibility. Among them, the local illustrator, Jess Lau, stood out at the 2026 Golden Pinwheel Young Illustrators Competition organised by CCBF, with her entry "The Whale Who Came Home". The artwork was shortlisted among the top 50 from over 2 000 entries across 73 countries and regions, showcasing Hong Kong's creative strength to the global industry.

The Hong Kong Pavilion also featured the eight illustrators selected under the 2nd edition of Go! Illustrators, and the original picture books by another 14 Hong Kong and two Chinese Mainland illustrators published in Hong Kong under the "Hong Kong Picture Book Publication Publishing Support Programme", sponsored by CCIDA, introducing children's book publishers from around the world to outstanding Hong Kong picture books. For more details on the "Go! Illustrators - Hong Kong Pavilion", please visit: www.facebook.com/Go.illustrators.

CCIDA sponsors industry to set up Hong Kong Pavilion at Shanghai International Children's Book Fair Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

CCIDA sponsors industry to set up Hong Kong Pavilion at Shanghai International Children's Book Fair Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

CCIDA sponsors industry to set up Hong Kong Pavilion at Shanghai International Children's Book Fair Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases