ˈæftɚ ðə mˌʌltɪpəl pˈʌblɪk ɹᵻkwˈɛsts tə tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪlˈiːt spˈoːɹts sᵻlˈɛkʃən, ðə tʃˈɛɹmən ʌv ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˌɛsˈaɪ, lˈæm tˈaɪfˈaɪ, sˈɛd ðæt hiː wʌz hˈɛzɪtənt tʊ ˈæd mˈoːɹ spˈoːɹts, klˈeɪmɪŋ ðæt ɪn dˌuːɪŋ sˈoʊ, "ðɪ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl kwˈɔlᵻɾi wʊd slˈɪp" fɔːɹ ɪlˈiːt spˈoːɹts.
After the multiple public requests to change elite sports selection, the chairman of HKSI, Lam Tai-fai, said that he was hesitant to add more sports, claiming that in doing so, "the overall quality would slip" for elite sports.