Follow Hong Kong Immigration and Hong Kong News: The Hong Kong Sports Association and Olympic Committee (HKSI) announced on the 19th the details of the "Samsung 2013 Hong Kong Outstanding Athletes Election."
The Hong Kong Outstanding Athletes Election is the annual "Oscar" of Hong Kong sports. As in previous years, the event will continue to hold public voting, encouraging citizens to participate and support their outstanding athletes through action. A press conference for public voting will be held on January 12, 2014, where more voting details will be announced, and public voting will be accepted from January 12 to February 12, 2014. The election results will be revealed at the award ceremony on March 13, 2014, at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Nominations will be accepted from various sports associations under the HKSI starting from that day. There are a total of six awards: Outstanding Athlete, Outstanding Young Athlete, Best Sports Team, Best Sports Combination, Most Promising Athlete, and Most Sportsmanship Athlete. The athlete with the highest votes among the eight outstanding athletes selected by voting will receive the "Samsung Star of Stars Hong Kong Outstanding Athlete" award.
The Hong Kong Outstanding Athletes Election aims to encourage elite athletes and teams in Hong Kong to strive for excellence in competitions, inspire young people in Hong Kong to take outstanding athletes as role models, promote sports in Hong Kong, and foster public participation in sports, thereby enhancing the development of sports culture in Hong Kong. The first Hong Kong Outstanding Athletes Election was organized by a commercial entity in 1986, and the HKSI became the organizing body in 2000.
In the 2012 election, the HKSI received a total of 126 nominations from 40 sports associations, including 104 candidate athletes, 5 sports teams, and 17 sports combinations. The final 23 awards were distributed among 12 sports associations.
