National Games test events to begin this month

[RTHK] - 11/13/2024

Test events for next year's National Games will get underway in Hong Kong this month, a government official said on Wednesday. Hong Kong will co-host the Games for the first time next November, alongside Guangdong and Macau. The eight competitive events to take place in the SAR are fencing, (…)



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