After Long Zijian won the first gold medal for the Hong Kong delegation at the Paris Paralympic Games in the men's individual BC1 level hard roll competition on the 2nd, Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao warmly congratulated Long Zijian and his coach. Li Jiachao said, "When faced with strength, Long Zijian becomes stronger. He demonstrated superb skills in the competition and won the first gold medal for the Hong Kong delegation at the Paris Paralympic Games, which is well deserved. Both I and the citizens of Hong Kong are pleased with his outstanding performance and proud of him." Yang Runxiong, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, said, "With extraordinary perseverance and hard work, Long Zijian won a gold medal, fully demonstrating the spirit of pursuing excellence in sports. We are greatly encouraged by his excellent performance. The delegation is proud of his outstanding achievements as they have won their first gold medal at this Paralympic Games. (New Society)