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[Hong Kong Premier League] Zachary Hui – First SALSA student to win the champion!
The Hong Kong Premier League 2023-2024 season came to the end on last Sunday (26 May). Lee Man Football Club narrowly defeated Kitchee 3-2 despite playing with ten men, finishing the season undefeated in 20 matches. Zachary Hui joined Lee Man Football Club in 2021, and enrolled in Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Sports Science and Coaching of the Education University of Hong Kong in 2022 through the Student-Athlete Learning Support and Admission Scheme (SALSA scheme) to pursue a dual-track development. Having played for Lee Man for nearly three years since 2021, Zachary has contributed a lot to Lee Man for winning the first league champions in the club’s history this year. Lee Man became the fourth team to win the Hong Kong Premier League title after Kitchee, Eastern, and Wofoo Tai Po. Congratulations to Zachary!
[World Table Tennis Contender Taiyuan 2024] EdUHK Doo Hoi Kem claimed a remarkable Bronze!
The WTT Contender Taiyuan took place from 21 to 26 May at the Taiyuan City Binhe Sports Center. EdUHK's Doo Hoi Kem (Bachelor of Health Education (Honours)) continued to team up with Wong Chun-ting to compete in the Mixed Doubles event. Last Friday (May 24), they first appeared in the Mixed Doubles quarter-finals against the Chinese duo Yuan Licen and Chen Xingtong. Despite losing the first game at 6:11, they regained their momentum and came back to win three consecutive games at 11:3, 11:8, and 13:11, securing a 3:1 victory and advancing to the semi-finals. Unfortunately, they were defeated 0:3 in the semi-finals by another Chinese duo, Lin Gaoyuan and Wang Yidi, earning a Bronze Medal. This is Doo Hoi Kem 's second mixed doubles medal after winning silver at the WTT Saudi Smash at the beginning of the month. We hope she can continue her good performance and go all out in the upcoming Paris Olympics.
HPE Academic Visit to Qinghai and attended the joint symposium of Qinghai, Hong Kong, and Tianjin
HPE visited Qinghai Minzu University between 23 and 25 May to attend the third joint academic seminar on education, physical education and the development of physical and mental health in Qinghai, Hong Kong and Tianjin, as well as the subject development of high altitude physical education and health. Acting Associate Dean (international engagement) of Faculty of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (FLASS) Dr. SUN Fenghua, Bob, acting Head of Department Dr. TSE Choi Yeung, Andy, Dr. LEUNG Ka Man, Carman, Dr. ZHENG Chen, Dr. WONG Hoi Wai, Henry made academic presentations respectively and exchanged ideas with the scholars and students from Qinghai and Tianjin.