Sports associations in this century-old city are told to attach the country’s name to their own. It isn’t that surprising given the recent trend to keep reminding people of where the sovereignty of Hong Kong lies. Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China Although stating the obvious is usually not considered good practice, this has been quite common in the Chinese mainland. Whenever the name of Hong Kong comes up in articles written up north, the country’s name is firmly placed in front of the city’s. The same applies to Macau and Taipei, but rarely for Beijing, Shanghai, or…