Teenage swimmer Jasmine Ng has notched Hong Kong, China's second medal at the Paris Paralympics, while the SAR's boccia bowlers are rolling closer to victory on the fourth day of the Games.Youngest-ever HK Paralympian is bornNg returned to the pool one night after finishing sixth in the women's SM6 200 metres individual medley.
The Paralympic debutant was second at the halfway mark of the SB6 100 metres breaststroke final, before being leapfrogged by China's world-record holder, Liu Daomin, towards the end.
Ng touched the wall at 1:34.15, nearly two seconds behind Liu, while Britain's Maisie Summers-Newton retained her gold.
At 14 years and five months old, Ng is now Hong Kong's youngest-ever Para medallist.
She refreshed the previous record set by legendary sprinter So Wa-wai, who was 14 years and 10 months old when he bagged his maiden Paralympic gold at the 1996 Atlanta Games.
Speaking after the race, Ng has set her sights on improving her stamina.
"I'm happy I finished the event and won the second medal for team Hong Kong. For the last 25 metres, I couldn't maintain my pace. When I return to Hong Kong after the Paralympics, I hope to train harder and give my best in another competition," she said.
Ng will have another crack at a medal on Saturday at the women's S6 100 metres backstroke.
Elsewhere in the pool, SAR swimmers Chan Yui-lam, Cheung Ho-ying, Andy Cheung and Tang Wai-lok barely missed out on a medal in the mixed 4x100m freestyle relay S14, finishing fourth.
Great Britain took gold, Australia silver and Brazil rounded off the podium.Hong Kong set for gold rush
Meanwhile, Hong Kong is on the verge of collecting four gold medals after another round of impressive performances by the boccia and badminton players.
Third-time Paralympian Ho Yuen-kei booked her place in the final after overcoming her South Korean opponent 4-1 in the women's individual BC3.
The world number two bowler teared up afterwards.
"I’m very, very happy. Finally... mum, I made it! I won't overthink for now. I thank Hong Kong people. Many messaged me on Instagram or left comments, telling me they set an alarm to wake up and watch us play. I thank you very much for supporting Paralympians. It hasn't been easy for you," Ho said.
Debutant Annie Cheung also breezed her way to the gold medal match, after beating her Malaysian rival 7-0 in the women's individual BC4.
On the men's side, John Loung will be fighting for gold as well after defeating his opponent from Indonesia 4-3 in the men's individual BC1 semi-final.
In badminton, Daniel Chan beat South Korea's Yu Soo-young in straight games in the men's singles WH2 to secure himself a spot on the podium.
The Tokyo bronze medallist will face world number one, Daiki Kajiwara of Japan, for the gold.
Fellow SAR badminton star Chu Man-kai will fight for bronze, after losing in the men's singles SH6 semi-final. Team China reign supreme again
The national team continued to top the medal table after bagging 13 more gold medals in table tennis, badminton, swimming and athletics.
Zou Lijuan won gold in the women's javelin F34 classification with a world-record throw of 22.55 metres, claiming her third consecutive Paralympic title.
In badminton, the men's doubles pair of Qu Zimo and Mai Jianpeng claimed gold after a 2-0 victory over South Korea in the WH1-WH2 final.
