Over 16,000 volunteers have been appointed to serve for the Hong Kong competition region at the 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG).
 
A pledging ceremony for the volunteers was held today, with Secretary for Culture, Sports & Tourism Rosanna Law and Head of the National Games Coordination Office Yeung Tak-keung as officiating guests.
 
The participants form the largest-ever volunteer team in Hong Kong and their roles cover services for arrival, departure and hotel reception, spectator services, guest reception, anti-doping support, presentation ceremony support, etc.
     
Nearly 1,800 volunteer representatives took an oath at the ceremony, committing to uphold their services, and were presented with flags.
 
Gold medallist in the Women's Individual Épée event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Vivian Kong and former Hong Kong athlete Leung Kwok-shing were appointed as the Volunteer Ambassadors.
     
Miss Law noted that the volunteer team comprises more than 1,000 youths aged 15 to 17, together with over 15,000 adult volunteers from diverse age groups and backgrounds, the eldest being over 80 years old.
 
The volunteers share the same philosophy and passion for services to support the two national mega sports events with devoted actions, she added.
 
The volunteer service slogan is "Be more wonderful for you". While "you" represents the events of the games, as well as everyone who witnesses, participates in and supports the games, "wonderful" is one of the requirements for hosting them, and embodies athletes' excellent performances and the volunteers' contributions.
 
Today’s ceremony included a performance by Hong Kong wheelchair dancers Matthew Yu and Pandora Choi, the gold medal winners in the Combi Latin Dance 3-Dance and 5-Dance competitions at the mass participation para dance sport competition of the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG.
 
Additionally, Hong Kong Dance Company performed a dance inspired by the elite sport of fencing.

Furthermore, Fencer Ryan Choi and table tennis athlete Doo Hoi-kam shared how volunteers assisted athletes during international competitions, enabling them to focus on their performance.