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From fostering community integration and inspiring youth to championing health initiatives and instilling regional pride, the Olympics present a rare and powerful opportunity for Hong Kong and other cities covered by the bay area scheme to redefine their future on the global stage. It is a moment of promise too important to ignore.
The bay area plan encompasses Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other cities known for economic dynamism and innovation. Hosting the Olympics could unify these distinct communities in ways that transcend infrastructure and commerce.
One of the most captivating legacies of the Olympics is the enhancement of social cohesion. By building on existing and future investments in transport, transit hubs and digital infrastructure, the games could help dismantle physical and cultural barriers across the region.
Residents from Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Macau could move between cities more freely, collaborate more often and feel a greater sense of connection. Co-hosting the Olympics would not only display the region’s advanced infrastructure but also reshape the way people engage with one another as neighbours, teammates and fellow hosts.
Moreover, sports have the unique ability to unite people from different backgrounds. An Olympic bid would catalyse cross-boundary integration through which athletes and teams from various cities can train, compete and grow together.
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