I refer to Alvin Sallay's article on cyclist Steven Wong's doping case ("Wong makes us all look like dopes", January 27).
On behalf of the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China and the Hong Kong Anti-Doping Committee (HKADC), I would like to make clarifications regarding his comments about the disclosure of Wong's case.
The HKADC, which operates under the auspices of the federation, is in charge of the anti-doping programme in Hong Kong.
As was mentioned in the article, the International Cycling Union (UCI), which executed the sanction on Wong, is the testing authority for this case. It notified the relevant organisations, including the Hong Kong Cycling Association and HKADC on May 31, 2012 about the adverse analytical findings from a sample collected from Wong.
On November 22, the HKADC received the UCI's notification on Wong's formal acceptance of the sanction being imposed. The HKADC, in its letter of November 30, formally reminded the cycling association of the need to execute the sanction, that is, to observe his two-year period of ineligibility.
According to the World Anti-Doping Code, it is the primary responsibility of the testing authority that is directly involved to publicly make known the violation case after the alleged offender has conceded his violation.