Hong Kong's hockey squad finished in seventh place at the All China National Games which ended on Sunday in Guangdong.
The team dumped Macau, the only other non-professional side, into eighth place after a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
The SAR's historic draw against Anhui last week, their first point at a national games, elevated them above Macau who lost 4-3 to that province.
The performance is a great improvement on the 1997 national games when Hong Kong lost all their matches and finished last.
Trailing 0-1 with a minute to go, the SAR team looked to be down and out against Macau when up popped New Method School physical education teacher Wong Wai-kiu to score a dramatic equaliser.
'The whole team were lifted by the goal, even though we didn't win a medal. It's a great way to finish the games,' said Josephine Ko Sik-kwan, public relations officer of the Hong Kong Hockey Association.