Warm welcome: Shandong Province Department of Commerce General Director Lu Zaimo greets Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing in Jinan.

Secretary for Home Affairs Tsang Tak-sing has arrived in Jinan, Shandong, to show his support for the Hong Kong athletes participating in the 11th National Games.

In his capacity as the head of the Hong Kong delegation to the games, Mr Tsang today attended the 11th National Games welcome reception after arriving in Jinan. He also visited the Hong Kong athletes at the athletes' village this evening.

He will attend the heads of delegations meeting for the 11th National Games tomorrow morning and attend the games' opening ceremony at Jinan Olympic Sports Centre in the evening.

"The 11th National Games, a high standard sports event, is indeed a timely opportunity for Hong Kong's athletes to exchange skills and experience with Mainland elite athletes so as to prepare themselves for the East Asian Games to be held at the end of the year," Mr Tsang said.

"I am confident that the Hong Kong athletes will do their best in the games."