kɹˈɪs pˈɛɹi, hˈɛd ɹˈoʊɪŋ kˈoʊtʃ æɾ ˌeɪtʃkˌeɪˌɛsˈaɪ, sˈɛd ðæt jˈuːθ nˈiːdᵻd təbi fˈʌndᵻd, ɔːɹ ˈɛls ɪt wʊd biː tˈuː lˈeɪt tə dɪvˈɛləp ðˌɛm ˌɪntʊ mˈɛdəlwˈɪnɪŋ ˈæθliːts.
Chris Perry, head rowing coach at HKSI, said that youth needed to be funded, or else it would be too late to develop them into medal-winning athletes.