‘This is more important than Disneyland’: Olympic darling Fu Yuanhui charms at Hong Kong press meet
The bronze medallist swimmer and fan favourite is in town with her peers as part of a three-day visit by China’s national squad
The 100 metres backstroke bronze medallist was seated in the last three rows of the 64-strong group of sports stars and coaches, during a press meet at the InterContinental Grand Stanford hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui on Saturday.
But Fu, who is in Hong Kong for a three-day trip with her fellow teammates, ended up taking the most number of questions among all the athletes.
The 20-year-old, who is visiting Hong Kong for the first time, said: “This has always been on my mind, perhaps because I am silly – [I think Hong Kong] has all the delicious food and fun stuff.”
When asked about Hong Kong Disneyland, a destination which is apparently on her bucket list of places to visit, Fu said: “Since we are here as a delegation, we have more important, more ... how do I say it? Bigger goals, that is.
“We hope to come to Hong Kong to interact with the people here, so I shouldn’t just think about having fun.”