Hong Kong hosted the 5^th East Asian Games (EAG) in December. The city's athletes excelled, achieving their best-ever result in an EAG and winning a total of 110 medals – 26 gold, 31 silver and 53 bronze – placing Hong Kong 4th overall among the nine participating countries and regions. Picture shows the last torchbearer at the EAG 100-day Countdown-cum-Torch Relay, Olympic windsurfing gold medalist Lee Lai-shan, lighting the cauldron in Bauhinia Square.