pjˈuːi kwˈæŋkˈeɪ, ðə hˈɛd ʌv hˈɑːŋ kˈɑːŋz əlˈɪmpɪk dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃən, hɐz sˈɛd ðætðɪ ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˌɛsˈaɪ ɪlˈiːt sˈɪstəm plˈeɪsᵻz ˈɛmfəsɪs ænd fˈʌndɪŋ ˌɔn spˈoːɹts wˌɪtʃ hæv ɔːlɹˌɛdi wˈʌn mˈɛdəlz ɔːɹ hæv ɡˈɑːʔn̩ ɡˈʊd ɹɪzˈʌlts, kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ sˈaɪkəl wˌɪtʃ kˈiːps ðoʊz spˈoːɹts ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ, bˌʌt kˈiːps ˈʌðɚ lˈoʊɚpɹˈoʊfaɪl spˈoːɹts, wˌɪtʃ hæv pətˈɛnʃəl, fɹʌm ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ.
Pui Kwan-kay, the head of Hong Kong's Olympic delegation, has said that the HKSI's elite system places emphasis and funding on sports which have already won medals or have gotten good results, creating a cycle which keeps those sports growing, but keeps other lower-profile sports, which have potential, from growing.