Hong Kong Olympic gold medallist Vivian Kong Man-wai has declared her bid to run for the tourism constituency in the Legislative Council election and has already applied to give up her Canadian passport as she pledged to “bring honour” to the city again.

The 31-year-old was flanked by tycoons such as Sino Group chairman Daryl Ng Win Kong and Kerry Properties chairman Kuok Khoon Hua as she submitted her nominations on Monday.

Miramar Group chief operations officer Alan Chan Chung-yee and Travel Industry Council chairman Tommy Tam Kwong-shun also made appearances to show their support.

Kong said she was grateful for the opportunity and the support of the tourism industry, adding that she hoped to “show the world” how great the city was.

“As an athlete, I have the opportunity to represent Hong Kong, and I tried my best. Now I just want another way to do my best for Hong Kong because I really love the people, I really love the city and it deserves so much more,” she said.

The Post reported on Saturday that Kong, who won gold in the women’s individual épée at the Paris Olympic Games last year and retired from her sports career right away, had suspended her duties as the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s assistant external affairs manager.

It was reported that she had originally hoped to run for a seat in the directly elected geographical constituencies but later found that her possession of a Canadian passport barred her from running.

Candidates are required to be Chinese citizens who hold a Hong Kong permanent identity card and have no right of abode in any foreign country.