The Guangfu High School basketball team in Hsinchu City won the HBL second consecutive championship, but the players' rewards have shrunk from 100,000 yuan last year to 5,000 yuan per person.

Hsinchu City Councilor Chen Jianming said that this is Gao Hongan's hype.

(File photo, photo by reporter Chen Zhiqu)

[Central News Agency] Hsinchu Guangfu High School basketball team won the HBL second consecutive championship. Hsinchu Mayor Gao Hongan not only awarded each player 5,000 yuan in rewards, but also invited the players to give out chicken chop coupons to the public on the 20th.

Hsinchu City Councilor Chen Jianming said that this is just a joke.

The HBL High School Basketball League held the men's championship game on the 12th. Guangfu High School defeated Nanshan High School 64-54 to complete the winning streak.

The Hsinchu City Government announced on Facebook a few days ago that to celebrate the recovery of the second consecutive championship, it will distribute 1,000 chicken chop coupons from 6 to 8 pm on the 20th. The first 100 copies will be distributed by Gao Hongan and Guangfu High School basketball players. .

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Chen Jianming, the chairman of the Hsinchu City Party Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party, told the Central News Agency reporter today that Gao Hongan wanted the champion team to accompany her to distribute chicken chops, but the individual rewards given to the players were significantly reduced compared with last year, highlighting Gao Hongan's dissatisfaction with this HBL result. I don't pay attention to it, but want to show off the aura of Guangfu High School. I hope Gao Hong'an can give more substantial resources and really care about the sports development in Hsinchu City.

Cheng Xiaoming, the principal of Guangfu High School, said in a telegram interview with a reporter from the Central News Agency that the students were very happy when they accepted the invitation from the Hsinchu City Government. support.

As for the reduction of the players’ individual rewards from NT$100,000 last year to NT$5,000 per person this year, Cheng Xiaoming said that the school will still try to help the players to win other rewards, but the relevant rewards are extra for the players. Compared with individual bonuses, the team hopes to obtain more resources so that all players can go abroad for training, which is more substantial help to the players and the team.

A staff member from the Education Department of the Hsinchu City Government told the Central News Agency reporter that the Education Department has limited funds and will provide rewards according to regulations every year according to the performance of athletes in competitions. However, if there is an excess, the reward funds for other sports will be reduced.

According to the staff of the Education Department, according to the "Implementation Points of Incentives for Outstanding Athletes and Coaches in Hsinchu City", if they won the first place in the team competition of each individual championship in the country, the coaches and players will each receive a reward of 5,000 yuan. The case of 100,000 yuan per person is a special case of former mayor Lin Zhijian's team signing.

Regarding Gao Hongan’s chicken chops that will be given away on the evening of the 20th, the staff of the Education Department said that the 1,000 chicken chops are sponsored by the manufacturer, and the city government is responsible for distributing vouchers and inviting players to the scene to have fun, but in order not to delay the players’ time, only The top 100 players will be given gifts by Gao Hongan and the players, so that the public can take photos and interact together, and the staff will assist in the follow-up.

Guangfu High School won the first HBL championship in the history of the team last year. In addition to awarding each player 100,000 yuan in rewards, Lin Zhijian also invited coaches and players to eat steak together. "Night of Heroes-Guangfu High School Basketball Team Signing Meeting" attracted hundreds of fans.