The 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities, and the 9th National Special Olympic Games, are expected to attract more than 6,000 athletes from the Chinese mainland to cross the borders to Hong Kong and Macao to compete, while another more than 3,000 athletes from the two Chinese SARs are expected to come to the mainland for the competition, according to Zhang.

Guangzhou will host the opening ceremony, while Shenzhen, which borders Hong Kong, will host the closing ceremony.

The 15th National Games will take place from Nov 9 to 21.