Bank of China Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards 2007 – Promote Sports and Disseminate the Spirit of Olympism!
The “Bank of China Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards 2007” organized by the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (the Federation) and subvented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department is around the corner again!
The Hon. Timothy T. T. FOK, GBS, JP, President of the Federation; Mr. Raymond LEE, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Bank of China (Hong Kong); Ms. Olivia CHAN, Assistant Director (Leisure Services) of Leisure and Cultural Services Department and Mrs. Vivien FUNG, JP, Chairman of the 2007 Bank of China Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards Organizing Committee officiated at the Press Conference. The Medalists of the Macau 2nd Asian Indoor Games and the Winners of 2006 Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards also gathered together to publicize this annual prestigious event in the Announcement Press Conference at the Olympic House.
The Hong Kong athletes attained commendable and remarkable results in the Macau 2nd Asian Indoor Games, coming back with a total of 15 Gold, 9 Silver and 12 Bronze medals. With their effort and dedication to strive for excellence, their glories resulted in Hong Kong being ranked 3rd in the Medal Tally among 45 countries/territories in the Games. Their distinguished performances not only signify that Hong Kong athletes possess high caliber to compete with their counterparts in Asia but also build up their confidence in competing in forthcoming international events.
With the continuous support from the Bank of China (Hong Kong) as our Title Sponsor of this year's Award, the athlete with the highest votes among the 8 winners in the category of Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards will be crowned with "Bank of China (Hong Kong ) Best of the Best Hong Kong Sports Star Award".
The Federation would like to express its heartfelt thanks to the Bank of China (Hong Kong), the Title Sponsor of the event and Leisure and Cultural Services Department for their continuous support to this event. Manulife (International) Limited and Samsung Electronics H. K. Co. Ltd. had also once again consented to be the Gold Sponsor and Silver Sponsor respectively this year. Appreciation and thanks are also extended to other sponsors including adidas Hong Kong Limited, The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd and Ming Pao Group.
Awards Categories
Prize money amounting HK$506,000 will be awarded to all winners in the six categories as follows:
- Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards (Eight winners)
Bank of China (Hong Kong) Best of the Best Hong Kong Sports Star Award (One winner) Hong Kong Junior Sports Stars Awards (Six winners)
Hong Kong Sports Stars Award for Team Only Sport (One Team)
Hong Kong Sports Stars Award for Team Event (One Team)
Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Awards (Six winners)
Hong Kong Sportsmanship Sports Star Award (One winner)
Nomination
From now on until 6 December 2007, Member Associations of the Federation are welcome to submit their nominations to the Federation. Rules and regulations of the Awards and the nomination forms can be downloaded from the Federation's official website at www.hkolympic.org.
Online Public Voting
To encourage public's involvement and participation in this prestigious event, altogether four categories of the Awards, including "Hong Kong Sports Stars Awards", "Hong Kong Junior Sports Stars Awards", "Hong Kong Sports Stars Award for Team Only Sport" and "Hong Kong Sports Stars Award for Team Event" are opened for public voting. Public could vote for their favourite athletes and team on the Federation's official website from 18 December 2007 to 17 January 2008. Details of Online Public Voting will be announced at the Public Voting Announcement Press Conference on 18 December 2007. Ten public voters will each obtain a gift from the adidas Hong Kong Limited as the prize.
Announcement of the Results
The results of the Awards 2007 will be announced in the Awards Presentation Ceremony cum Spring Dinner of the Federation on Tuesday, 19 February 2008 at the Grand Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
For any enquiries related to the Awards, please feel free to contact the Secretariat at 2504 8564 or visit our website at www.hkolympic.org.
