A newly formed dragon boat team of the Hong Kong Association of New York, composed of several Hongkongers in the United States, participated in the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York for the first time this year. After seven weeks of hard work, they won the runner-up medal in the HK Family Invitational even though it was their first time participating in the competition.
Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in New York. (Courtesy of the Hong Kong Association of New York)
“I arrived in New York four months ago and it is the first time I participated in a local event. The atmosphere here is very different from Hong Kong!” Wong Ka Po, a running coach in Hong Kong, told the Epoch Times, “the venue in New York is relatively more spacious, the environment is relatively more comfortable, and the view is very wide. I have met many new friends here!”…