7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁▁ ▁( was ▁not ▁invited ▁to ▁candid ature ▁stage ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁▁ ▁( was ▁not ▁invited ▁to ▁candid ature ▁stage ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁ ▁C iti y ▁in ▁candid ature ▁stage ▁ ▁With dra wn ▁from ▁prepar ation ▁stage ▁ ▁Pre viously ▁interested ▁in ▁b idd ing ▁The ▁following ▁cities ▁initially ▁expl ored ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁b idd ing ▁but ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁proceed ▁to ▁the ▁prepar ation ▁stage . ▁ ▁Amer icas ▁▁ ▁Mon ter rey , ▁Mexico ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁Mon ter rey ▁City ▁Olympic ▁Foundation ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Mexican ▁city ▁will ▁not ▁be ▁b idd ing ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 3 ▁Youth ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁as ▁had ▁been ▁originally ▁planned . ▁Mon ter rey ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Summer ▁Youth ▁Olympics ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁but ▁both ▁times ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁chose ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁as ▁a ▁candidate . ▁▁ ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Asia ▁ ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁China ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁P ang ▁Ch ung , ▁former ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁Sports ▁Federation ▁& ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁( SF & OC ) ▁who ▁is ▁still ▁an ▁advis er ▁to ▁the ▁body , ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 3 ▁Youth ▁Olympics ▁would ▁be ▁perfect ▁for ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁