John Lee Congratulates Hong Kong Team on 41 Medals at Asian Para Games
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On 24 October 2026, the Government Information Services issued a press release in which Chief Executive John Lee congratulated Hong Kong, China athletes on winning 3 gold, 14 silver and 24 bronze medals, a total of 41 medals, at the 5th Asian Para Games. The press release noted that the boccia events set a best-ever result with 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals. John Lee praised the athletes for demonstrating superb skill and tenacious fighting spirit, conveying to society the sporting spirit of perseverance. The press release also mentioned that the government fully raised the direct subvention for elite athletes with disabilities from 1 April 2025 and established an "adult squad" subvention tier for the first time. On the same day, Radio Television Hong Kong reported the same congratulatory content and quoted John Lee as saying that the athletes' performance made all Hong Kong citizens admire and take pride in them, and that this edition's results reflected that the direction of the subvention policy was correct; that report described the effective date of the subvention increase as "1 April last year".
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- 香港電台·即時本地李家超祝賀港隊亞殘運奪41面獎牌 讚揚運動員表現卓越
行政長官李家超祝賀中國香港運動員在第五屆亞洲殘疾人運動會取得3金、14銀、24銅共41面獎牌，硬地滾球項目更創下2金3銀3銅的歷屆最佳成績。他讚揚運動員展現精湛技術和頑強鬥志，向社會傳遞堅毅不屈的體育精神，令全港市民敬佩和自豪。李家超指政府由去年4月1日起全面上調殘疾精英運動員直接資助額，並首設「成年隊」資助級別，今屆成績反映政策方向正確。
- 政府新聞處·新聞公報李家超祝賀中國香港運動員亞殘運奪41面獎牌
行政長官李家超今日祝賀中國香港運動員在第五屆亞洲殘疾人運動會取得3金、14銀、24銅共41面獎牌，硬地滾球項目以2金3銀3銅創歷屆最佳成績。他讚揚運動員展現精湛技術和頑強鬥志，向社會傳遞堅毅不屈的體育精神。政府由二○二五年四月一日起全面上調殘疾精英運動員直接資助額，並首設「成年隊」資助級別。
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