▁parents ; ▁the ▁U . S . ▁is ▁alone ▁among ▁Western ▁countries ▁in ▁not ▁grant ing ▁vis a - free ▁treatment ▁to ▁hold ers ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Special ▁Administr ative ▁Region ▁pass ports , ▁meaning ▁she ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁vis a , ▁and ▁could ▁face ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁re jection . ▁ ▁Lee ▁was ▁approved ▁for ▁natural isation ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁but ▁her ▁quest ▁to ▁represent ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁at ▁the ▁Olympics ▁finally ▁faced ▁an ▁ins ur mount able ▁bar rier ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁injury ▁to ▁her ▁horse , ▁Mr ▁Burn s . ▁The ▁horse ▁was ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁under going ▁pre - export ▁quar antine ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Lee ' s ▁withdraw al ▁meant ▁that ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁would ▁not ▁field ▁an ▁Olympic ▁show ▁jump ing ▁team ; ▁Lee ' s ▁fellow ▁show ▁jump ers ▁Kenneth ▁Ch eng , ▁Sam anth a ▁Lam , ▁and ▁Patrick ▁Lam ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁comp ete ▁as ▁individuals . ▁ ▁Lee ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁comp ete ▁for ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Asian ▁Games ▁in ▁Gu ang z hou . ▁She ▁made ▁another ▁attempt ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁Olympics ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁show ▁jump ing ▁team ▁which ▁participated ▁in ▁team ▁selection ▁tri als ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁Lee ▁did ▁well ▁individually , ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁pen alt ies ▁over ▁two ▁r ounds ▁placing ▁her ▁at ▁ 1 7 th ▁among