The Government and the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China today organised a bus parade and a welcome home reception for the Hong Kong athletes who participated in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The bus parade was held this morning along Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Athletes and other delegation members waved at members of the public along the parade route.

The bus stopped at the Xiqu Centre of the West Kowloon Cultural District, where the reception on their triumphant return from the Games was held.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam officiated at the reception and presented certificates of commendation to the Hong Kong athletes.

Addressing the reception, Mrs Lam said that the athletes displayed their extraordinary capability at the Tokyo Games and achieved the city's best results in history, with a number of them breaking Hong Kong records or their own records in the competitions, thrilling Hong Kong people.

She also praised all the athletes for their strenuous efforts in the Games and their display of unwavering determination and perseverance as well as Hong Kong's can-do spirit.

The Chief Executive noted that the Government has been proactively allocating resources to develop elite sports in the past decade or so, and that it will make continuing efforts to further its support for sports development.

Its initiatives include enhancing facilities for training athletes, establishing a fund to enhance athletes' competitiveness, strengthening participation in sports and its development at the school level, boosting support for elite athletes' dual career development in sports and academic pursuits and promoting the sports industry's development.

Also present at the reception were Secretary for Home Affairs Caspar Tsui, Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China President Timothy Fok and the delegation’s Chef de Mission Pui Kwan-kay.

The delegation produced the best results in Hong Kong history by bringing home a total of six medals at the Tokyo Olympics including one gold, two silver and three bronze in fencing, swimming, table tennis, karate and track cycling.