JANUARY 15 might have seen the temperature plunging to a low of 6.7 degrees Celsius, but the heart-warming participation of the crowd at Law Ting Pong Secondary School's athletic meet soon lifted spirits.
A group of them stood out - about 30 parents of the students - at the Tai Po Sports Ground.
In patchy rain and chaos, they volunteered to help as judges, timers and in first aid.
''Some of them specially took the day off from work to come,'' said Mrs Louisa Li, the school's English panel head.
The highlight of the day was when the parents teamed up with their children in a three-way relay with students and teachers.
This fun event included a three-legged race, running with table tennis balls in spoons, rope-skipping and a final dash.