Ng On-yee Wins Record 11th "Cathay 2023 Hong Kong Outstanding Athlete" Award Despite Funding Concerns

[Naidheachdan Tilu]The “Cathay 2023 Hong Kong Outstanding Athlete Selection” awards ceremony, known as the “Oscars of Hong Kong Sports”, was held tonight (24th) Hong Kong snooker player Ng On-yee was selected as the athlete outstanding for a record 11th time, becoming the 2004 Outstanding Athlete of the Year The athlete chosen most often since the Games were organized by the Hong Kong Association. After the match, the “Queen of Four Eyes Cue” discussed the dilemma of losing the Hong Kong Sports Institute’s elite sponsorship next year, hoping that there could still be a turnaround for the would be better

Ng On-yee’s “Four-eyed Girl” was stylishly dressed today. she must be worried about the reflection of my glasses.” She shared her feelings about receiving the award on stage and mentioned the sport of table tennis. It is a non-mainstream project there. I will cherish every time I stand on the podium because I am representing Hong Kong, I don’t know if there will be another time.” ” She said that she received a hand-painted picture from a child once, “It shows a female pool player with four eyes as my volunteer choice. I hope that Marco Fu and Ng On-yee can be a voluntary choice for more children in the future.”

As the table tennis event was not included in the three Asian Games between 2010 and 2030, it was earlier reported that the Institute of Sports would downgrade it from an elite level A event to level B, and its funding could be reduced by 80%. of March 2025. Ng On-yee was interviewed after winning the award When asked again about the impact of the loss of funding, she believed that sports should be developed there the different way: “Sports, non-sports, are not just the Olympics and the Asian Games. They all deserve support, just like e-sports. It also took a long time to become a sports event Yuqiao has achieved good results, and more players have become professional players But with such good results, I am so sorry to leave (the Institute) at the time this.

Wu On-yee continued that she had considered transitioning because of the possible loss of funding for table tennis: “There is a big chance that I can return to the professional game next year. I hope to complete two years of professional competition first, and then look for another development according to the situation. I have no choice now. Now it’s not that I want to retire early , but I have to think about whether I should take the next step to influence the training and cruise competitions in terms of funding for the Sports Institute.

As for Huang Zhenting and Du Kaiqin, who won the table tennis mixed doubles tickets for the Paris Olympics, they were selected as the outstanding male and female athletes this year, they said that this award is a – a good conclusion for 2023, and they hope to continue to perform well. 10 outstanding athletes who were selected this time were present to receive the award.