Lui, who clocked 13.59s in her last appearance at the Hong Kong Athletics Series in April, said her aim was to “run faster than her previous race” after the heats.

She did it twice, in a day.

“Being able to run 13.28 proved this is what I’ve got, it was not pure luck,” the 28-year-old said. “I was not thinking about another PB after the heats.

“I did well in the heats because I did not overthink and I was just doing what I did in training, so I am less nervous.”

The Asian Games bronze medallist – who clocked 13.42s in Jakarta – has some high hopes for the upcoming Games after her heroic performance.

“I am confident I will be able to break my PB again in Hangzhou, but I am not really thinking about the medals,” she said.

“How the other runners perform is beyond my control, I can only control how I do, and if I manage to smash my record at the Asian Games, it is already the greatest achievement in itself, regardless of winning a medal or not.”

Lui, whose results have been stagnant in recent years, also said she was glad her efforts paid off after going through a rough patch during the pandemic.

“My results were not good during the pandemic years, I even doubted myself during this time span and it was some really tough period so there were mixed feelings,” Lui, who missed the last championships because of her overseas training schedule, said.

“It is the first time I had to deal with such struggles in my career. But I learnt to listen to my body more because you cannot really push if your foot aches.

“I used to think ‘no pain, no gain’ and chose to ignore my pain and continue training, but you can only have a prolonged career by listening to your body.”

In the men’s 110m hurdles final, Addis Wong Lok-hei was denied a city record – because of a +2.9 wind speed – despite clocking 13.67s. Mui Ching-yeung was second in 13.69s and Cheung Wang-fung was third in 13.80s.

Earlier, the city’s triple jump record holder Shannon Chan cleared 12.78 metres on her final attempt to win the event ahead of her coach Tse Mang-chi, who finished second in 11.47m, and Ling Sze-wai came in third with 11.46m.

The 24-year-old Chan – who started with jumps of 12.43m, 12.50m, 12.46m and 12.47m – admitted she was not used to competing in the morning.

“Previous triple jump events were usually in the afternoon, and I tend to practice in the evening, so it took me some time to adjust,” Chan said.

“My fifth attempt was good but unfortunately it was disqualified by a small margin, so I am happy with my overall performance.

“My aim is to jump into the 13.00m mark at the Universiade so hopefully with a series of upcoming overseas competitions in Japan and Taiwan, I will be able to fine-tune myself and have a crack at the record again.”