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Hong Kong construction team prepares for WorldSkills competition

Source: South China Morning Post · 23 Sep 2026, 09:10 UTC
Hong Kong construction team prepares for WorldSkills competition
Image: South China Morning Post · original report

The Construction Industry Council has sent its largest construction squad to the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai. Its executive director, Albert Cheng, said medals matter, but also highlighted the confidence, ambition and direction the nine young competitors may gain.

The Construction Industry Council has sent its largest construction squad to the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, according to an article produced by an advertising partner of the South China Morning Post. Executive director Albert Cheng Ting-ning is already considering what the nine young competitors could bring home from the event. Cheng said medals were important, but he also identified less tangible outcomes as significant.

These included greater confidence, ambition and a clearer understanding of the opportunities available in a trade. He said that if the competitors returned more open, confident and focused on a target, he would regard that as a successful result. The supplied material does not identify the contestants, their construction disciplines or the dates of the competition.

It also does not provide details of the squad’s previous results or the specific targets set by the council. The article is labelled as advertising-partner content.

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