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According to Hong Kong-based newspaper Ming Pao, Fu said during the press conference in Hong Kong on Saturday that she loves Hong Kong and she had never dreamed of being so popular. She stressed that "We [the mainland and Hong Kong] are family, like brothers and sisters."
The delegation also faced some difficult questions as a reporter from Hong Kong's Apple Daily asked the athletes how they would respond if they encountered protests during their visit as tensions between the mainland and Hong Kong were on the rise.
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It has been a tradition for mainland medalists to visit Hong Kong after the Olympics since the Sydney Games in 2000. This event can always boost national pride and enhance the ties between the mainland and Hong Kong.
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Zhang Dinghuai, deputy director of the Center for Basic Law of Hong Kong and Macao at Shenzhen University, told the Global Times the trip can boost patriotic feelings and raise a sense of national pride among Hong Kong people.
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