Youth Olympics perfect for Hong Kong, says former federation official Pang Chung
He says the city should bid for a major games that is befitting of its global reputation
Three months after stepping down as one of the most influential officials for sport in Hong Kong, Pang Chung still harbours an Olympic vision for the city.
Pang shared Olympic glory with windsurfer Lee Lai-shan in Atlanta in 1996 and helped oversee a successful 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, but he has one big regret - Hong Kong's failure to stage a truly major sports event.
With lawmakers seemingly against an Asian Games, Pang has a solution - "let's bid for the Youth Olympics".
He argues the infrastructure will be place for a 2023 Youth Olympics, the scale of the event suits the city and the East Asian Games showed Hong Kong can stage successful games.
We held a successful games in front of the home crowds and the good efforts should continue. Hong Kong is a world-leading city but there is a long way to go to live up to its reputation in terms of sport
"It was the first ever multisport games held in Hong Kong but so far it remains the only one," said Pang, the former secretary general of the Hong Kong Sports Federation & Olympic Committee (SF&OC) who is still an adviser to the body.