Hong Kong's home affairs chief has praised the way the city handled the Olympic and Paralympic equestrian events and said spectators could feel proud of themselves.
'The response was very good. Many people stayed until very late watching the Games,' Carrie Yau Tsang Ka-lai said during a commercial radio programme yesterday, adding that many athletes had praised the competition venues.
'What is more, it was the first time that Hong Kong had its own representatives in the events and so many people went to watch them.'
Mrs Yau emphasised that it was not just the Olympic events that drew big crowds.
'In the past, few people would watch Paralympic equestrian competitions. Even the one in Athens received a lukewarm response. But this time in Hong Kong, many people went and many of them stayed as late as 11pm.
'All the messages I have received so far said the events were an unprecedented success.'
