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SHA congratulates Hong Kong squash athletes on winning gold and silver medals in Men's Single in Asian Games
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     The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Lau Kong-wah, today (August 26) extended his congratulations to Hong Kong squash athletes Au Chun-ming and Lee Ho-yin on winning a gold medal and a silver medal respectively in Men's Single at the 18th Asian Games, being held in Jakarta and Palembang in Indonesia.

      Mr Lau said, "Both squash athletes Au Chun-ming and Lee Ho-yin demonstrated their strength in turning defeat into victory at the semi-finals. It is a glorious story for Hong Kong that both entered the final match, scoring the best ever results for the Hong Kong squash team in the Asian Games. Their achievements signify the excellency of Hong Kong athletes and they are the pride of our people."

     The Hong Kong delegation has so far won 24 medals in the Asian Games, namely three gold, seven silver and 14 bronze. The list of other medals won from August 24 to today is as follows:

Today

Bronze medal
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Karate: Women's Kumite -61kg
Choi Wan-yu

August 25

Silver medal
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Bowling: Men's Team of Six
Lau Kwun-ho, Mak Cheuk-yin, Tse Chun-hin, Tseng Tak-hin, Wong Kwan-yuen and Wu Siu-hong

Bronze medal
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Karate: Women's Kata
Grace Lau

August 24

Silver medal
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Fencing: Men's Team Foil
Cheung Ka-long, Ryan Choi, Nicholas Edward Choi and Yeung Chi-ka
 
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