Hong Kong's sports associations have been told to include "China" in their official names or risk having funding pulled, as authorities embrace nationalism after quashing democracy protests.
Timothy Fok has been re-elected as President of the Sports Federation
and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong after a vote at the
organisation’s Annual General Meeting.
An official from the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong
Kong has rejected an apology from the organisers of a powerlifting
competition in Dubai for playing a protest song instead of the
national anthem.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has issued guidelines requiring coaches and athletes to immediately use their hands to signal a timeout if they notice errors about the national anthem or flag during overseas matches.
National flag and anthem guidelines have been issued by the Sports
Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China for international
events following several errors made at rugby tournaments.