ˌɛssˌiːˌɛmpˈiː pˈʌblɪʃt ɐn ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl, wˌɪtʃ stˈeɪɾᵻd ðˈæt "bˌʌt ðɪ ˌeɪtʃkˈeɪ dˈɑːlɚ sˈɛvən.fˈoːɹ bˈɪliən jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv mˈɪliən ðætðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt sˈɛz hˈæzbiːn spˈɛnt ɪnðə pˈæst dˈɛkeɪd ɔnðə dɪvˈɛləpmənt ʌv spˈoːɹtsmɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn nˈiːdz təbi ɐkˈaʊntᵻd fɔːɹ, ænd ɪn dʒɪmnˈæstɪks, æθlˈɛɾɪks ænd ˈɛlswɛɹ, ɪɾ ɪz tˈaɪm tʊ ˈæsk sˌʌm hˈɑːɹd kwˈɛstʃənz.
SCMP published an article, which stated that "But the HK$7.4 billion (US$945 million) that the government says has been spent in the past decade on the development of sportsmen and women needs to be accounted for, and in gymnastics, athletics and elsewhere, it is time to ask some hard questions.