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The 15th National Games (NG) Athletics (Marathon) Competition will be held on November 15. National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) Head Yeung Tak-keung, representatives from Police and the Transport Department held a press conference today to brief the media on the relevant arrangements. The event will be the first cross-boundary marathon in the history of the NG, spanning across Hong Kong and Shenzhen by making use of the Shenzhen Bay Bridge as the track. Setting off from the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, the races will enter Hong Kong via the Shenzhen Bay Port, run along the Shenzhen Bay Bridge and Kong Sham Western Highway Viaduct, then turn back to the Shenzhen Bay Port through the same route, and finally end at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center. The men's group will depart at 7am and the women's group at 7.30am. The athletes will enter the Hong Kong section upon completion of approximately 2km of race route. Both groups are expected to spend around two hours in the Hong Kong section. On the event day, the arrangements, including temporary traffic control measures and clearance arrangements at boundary control points, will be implemented. Arrival and departure clearance services at the Shenzhen Bay Port will be suspended and passengers and vehicles will be prohibited from entering the port from 2am to 11am. Travellers should choose other control points to Shenzhen. Temporary control measures will be implemented on Shenzhen Bay Bridge, Kong Sham Western Highway and Ha Tsuen Interchange from 2am to 11am. During the temporary control period, the Shenzhen Bay Bridge, the Kong Sham Western Highway and Ha Tsuen Interchange will be closed to all vehicular traffic from eastbound and westbound of Yuen Long Highway and Ha Tsuen Road. Regarding public transport arrangements, cross-boundary coach services running between Hong Kong and the Mainland via Shenzhen Bay Port as well as local public transport services serving Shenzhen Bay Port will be suspended during the implementation of the temporary control at the Shenzhen Bay Port, the Shenzhen Bay Bridge and the Kong Sham Western Highway on the event day. Moreover, the 15th NG triathlon event will be held on November 15 and 16 at the Central Harbourfront and Victoria Harbour. The event comprises the men's individual, women's individual and mixed relay events. A total of around 90 athletes from the Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau will compete in the events. The starting point of the races will be located at the waterfront of the Wan Chai Temporary Promenade. Athletes will first complete the swimming segment, followed by the cycling segment, and finally the running segment. The athletes will run through a number of Hong Kong landmarks during the races. The cycling route will pass through the business district in Central, such as the Central Government Offices, the Legislative Council Complex, and the Hong Kong Observation Wheel. The running route will mainly loop around the Central Harbourfront Promenade, with the finish line located at the Central Harbourfront Event Space. From November 12 to 16, special traffic and transport arrangements will be implemented in phases on the road sections in Central and Wan Chai districts. The restricted zones will be set up at waters off Wanchai during the competition.
The Security Bureau today held a pledging ceremony to mobilise relevant departments, organisations and work partners in full support of the 2025 Legislative Council General Election, with some 400 people taking part in the ceremony. Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung said at the event that since the implementation of the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" in the Legislative Council, legislators have given valuable advice for the smooth passage of important legislation, including the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance and laws benefitting the people and businesses, as well as facilitating the work of law enforcement departments. He called on the participants of today’s event to cast their votes on December 7 and encourage relatives and friends to vote to create a better future for Hong Kong. In addition to members led by the heads of the Security Bureau, the six disciplined services and the two auxiliary services, representatives from advisory and statutory bodies under the bureau and departments, including the Independent Police Complaints Council, the Disciplined Services Consultative Council and the Police Force Council, as well as staff associations, youth groups and work partners were also invited. The security chief and the heads of the disciplined and auxiliary services performed the pledge by piecing together puzzles, each showing a department badge, onto a lighting installation with the election slogan "Join the Election Together We Create the Future", symbolising the concerted efforts of the bureau, the disciplined and the auxiliary services to fully support the LegCo Election. Mr Tang and the department heads then led their teams to distribute leaflets in various districts to call on citizens to cast their votes on polling day.