The 2023 Hong Kong International Track Cup I & II were held from 26 to 28 May 2023 in our hometown, Hong Kong. There were 15 countries and regions from Europe, Asia, and Oceania participated in the track cup. The cyclists, also students of the Bachelor of Health Education (Honours) programme, have captured 10 of the 25 medals the Hong Kong Cycling Team won in this competition. In particular, Lee Sze Wing was dominant in the track cup. She won 3 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal and 1 Bronze Medal. In addition to this, Leung Bo Yee's performances were also impressive. She won 1 Silver Medal, 1 Bronze Medal, and 5th place in different events. For the details of the result in the track cup events, please see as follows:

The 2023 World Table Tennis Championships was held on 25 May 2023 in Durban, South Africa. Doo Hoi Kem (Bachelor of Health Education (Honours)) partnered with Wong Chun Ting for the Mixed Doubles against the pair from China in the semi-finals. Doo and Wong were up 2:1 to start off the game, the China players, Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha, then took the lead by 3:2 and qualified to final. At last, Doo and Wong won the Bronze Medal following after the same titles in 2015 and 2017 of this Championship series. Congratulations!

From May 23 to May 25, 2023, an inter-class ball game competition was held, featuring three different sports: 5v5 basketball, 8v8 badminton, and 6v6 volleyball. The event drew over 100 students from various classes who were eager to compete and have fun.

The 1st HPE Learning and Teaching Seminar 2022/23 orgainzed by DLTC, "AI Tool! The Future Trend of Teaching?" , was successfully conducted on 10 May 2023.

The tournament held in Richmond, Vancouver, from 14 to 16 April 2023. Our alumni, Wu Lok Man (Master of Social Sciences in Sports Coaching and Management) partnered with the current student of EdUHK, Wong Sze Man (Bachelor of Science Education (Honours) in Sports Science), and Ma Ka Man, who participated in Female Team Kata. The group with the three Hong Kong athletes scored 41.3 points to overcome Team of Algeria (40.4 points) and France (39.2 points) for winning the Gold Medal.

The Hong Kong Rowing Team competed in the 2023 Australian Rowing Championships held at Champion Lakes in Perth, Australia, from 27 March to 2 April 2023. Our Elite Athletes from the EdUHK contributed their maximum effort, which leads them to multiple remarkable results. Chan Tik Lun (Bachelor of Health Education (Honours)) partnered with Ho Siu Wing won the gold medal in the men’s lightweight double sculls event. All of the results from the EdUHK rowers are listed as follows:

The Department of Health and Physical Education successfully completed the HPE Student Conference 2022-23 on 13 April 2023 (Thursday). As the COVID-19 situation stabilizes, this year the conference resumed to poster presentation format and was held at Central Plaza. We had 10 Honours Projects and 12 Capstone Projects presented by our final year BEd (Physical Education) students. In addition, we established the HPE Best Poster Award this year to recognize presentations with the highest quality and innovation. The four awardees are as follows:

There was an international competition of the lawn bowl, held in Tweed Heads, Australia, from 5 – 17 March 2023. The EdUHK elite athlete-student, Kwok Wing, currently studying Bachelor of Health Education (Honours), participated in Men’s Single B4 Class and won the silver medal in the event. After that, he paired up with Tang Shun Yee for the Mixed Pairs B4 Class and won the Second Runner-Up. Congratulations to the outstanding achievement by Kwok Wing!

The Johor International Canoe Championship was held in Malaysia on 18 & 19 March 2023. The Elite Athlete-Students from EdUHK put on a sensational performance in the competition. The results are as follows:

The Department of Health and Physical Education (HPE) was delighted to have Dr. Simon Cooper, Associate Professor, and Dr. Ruth Boat, Senior Lecturer, in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, visit the Department from 20 Mar 2023 to 22 March 2023.

12 teams from different universities in Hong Kong played their best starting from October 2022. After 4 months competition, our university team entered the Final against PolyU in Hang Seng University of Hong Kong on 25 February 2023.

Ng Wing Yung, our elite athlete student in the Bachelor of Health Education (Honours), participated and won the first runner-up in the Women’s Double with her partner, Lui Lok Lok.