As lined up by CO, Ming Pao and Sportsroad reported that EdUHK held the first virtual annual athletics meet themed “Companion” to promote physical and mental health during the pandemic. The athletics meet was organised by students from the Department of Health and Physical Education. They have also worked with kindergartens, primary schools and special education schools to tip pupils and parents on safe exercises online, as well as planning to help other schools to hold virtual sports days.

Local dailies reported that EdUHK and the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OC) signed a memorandum of understanding for providing higher education to retiring and retired local athletes, becoming the first local university to provide related supports to athletes. The memorandum of understanding was signed by Mr Timothy Fok Tsun-ting, President of SF&OC and Professor Stephen Cheung Yan-leung, President of EdUHK.

The Education-Plus has interviewed the former world champion cyclist Wong Kam-po and Hong Kong karate team member LEE Chun-ho have graduated from the Bachelor of Health Education (Honours) programme, and have been chosen to encourage young sportswomen and men to continue with their studies and their whole-person development.

As lined up by CO, HKET reported that the Department of Health and Physical Education (HPE) held the Annual Cross Country Race recently. Karate Hong Kong team representative Lee Chun-ho led EdUHK faculty members and people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to complete the race, raising public awareness and understanding of ASD.

As lined up by CO, HK01, HKET, Ming Pao, Apple Daily, Commercial Daily and Sports Road reported that the EdUHK Annual Cross Country Race went virtual this year due to the epidemic. Participants had before 29 November to record and upload their miles through a mobile application with no restrictions on time and venue.

Ming Pao, Ming Pao OL and Ming Pao Daily News cited Dr. CHOW Chi Ching, Gary, Assistant Professor at the Department of Health and Physical Education, as saying that resistance training and aerobic exercise are complementary to each other, which will boost sports performance and physical fitness. He dismissed rumours that resistance training alone can help build muscle and there is no need to do aerobic exercise. He said doing aerobic exercise will help improve blood circulation and improve physical strength in the long run.

Good News! Shek Wai Hung (Stone), the elite athlete-student of Bachelor of Health Education (Honours) is voted The City’s Best male Athlete by the Hong Kong Sports Press Association. Stone won the gold medal at World Challenge Cup in Slovenia, following after World Cup (Croatia) victory of Vault competition in 2019, and become one of the athlete from Hong Kong to book a ticket to next year’s Tokyo Olympic Games.

Chiu Hin Chun (Chun), the elite athlete-student of Bachelor of Health Education (Honours), has won the gold medal at Hong Kong Around the Island – Rowing Double Sculls (CMix2x), with his partner Claire Susan Burley on 15th November 2020. The race was signified by the long distance (45 km) and a scenic race course along the coastline of Hong Kong Island, with metropolitan skyline on the one side and the tranquil nature on the other side.

Ms Tamara Moore, Director of Live Entertainment & Retail Marketing of the Memphis Grizzlies, an NBA team, was invited by the Department of Health and Physical Education to share her management experience with students in the Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management programme via Zoom on 13 October 2020.