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Biking to bronze

Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk

Followed by her first bronze in the Women's Keirin event at the London 2012 #OlympicGames , cyclist #LeeWaiSze grabs Olympic bronze in the Women's #Sprint, bringing the medal tally up to six for Hong Kong at this #TokyoOlympics

news.gov.hkLee Wai-sze earns sprint bronzeFollowed by her first bronze in the Women’s Keirin event at the London 2012 Olympic Games, cyclist Lee Wai-sze grabs Olympic bronze in the Women’s Sprint, bringing the medal tally up to six for Hong Kong at this Tokyo Olympics.

9:31 AM ∙ Aug 8, 2021

Hong Kong wraps up the Olympics with six medals.

Sarah Lee wins Hong Kong’s final medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, coming in third place in the Women’s Sprint for cycling. With this win, Lee has slated herself as the first HK women’s cycling medal winner in an international competition.

One of my best friend’s names is Sarah, so I’ll be letting her know our fusion doppelganger has been gaining the success we seem to have a hard time making for ourselves.

Congratulations to all the Olympians in team Hong Kong this year!

COVID-19

Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk

The Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating two additional imported #COVID19 cases

news.gov.hk2 imported COVID-19 cases detectedThe Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating two additional imported COVID-19 cases.

11:13 AM ∙ Aug 8, 2021

Coronavirus in Hong Kong

• New cases: 2 (imported)

• Total cases: 12,014 cases so far (77 active cases)

Compulsory testing set out for two specified premises. See if you’re anywhere near the spots on the list.

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In other news

• Ice, ice, baby. The police confiscated HK$57 million worth of meth and ketamine from a storage site in Yuen Long and detained two men.

• Famous HK actor Chow Yun-fat has received an honourary doctoral degree from Hong Kong Baptist University.

• Hong Kong films get a chance to shine at the New York Asian Film Festival, which runs until 22 August.

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