National Games: 100 days to go

Published: 16:14, August 2, 2025 | Updated: 17:29, August 2, 2025

By Wang Zhan

(From left, on stage) Director of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Zhou Ji, Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki, and Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui attend a 100-day countdown event for the 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (Hong Kong) at the Hong Kong Velodrome, Aug 2, 2025. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

A 100-day countdown event was held on Saturday in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to mark the upcoming 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (Hong Kong).

The HKSAR has cooperated closely with the Macao SAR and Guangdong province, and has completed the test events for eight competition events and two cross-border cooperative games in Hong Kong, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said at the event.

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During the countdown ceremony, guests, including Hong Kong athletes and officials, collectively completed the final 100 kilometers of the city’s Million Kilometers Challenge by cycling.

Co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, the National Games and the Para Games will be held this year from Nov 9 to 21 and Dec 8 to 15, respectively.

China Daily's Edmond Tang took the photos on Saturday.