The Greater Bay Area’s hopes of one day hosting an Olympics were given a major boost by former IOC president Thomas Bach on Wednesday, after he told Hong Kong and the region to “go for it”. Bach, who was president of the International Olympic Committee for 12 years until he was replaced by Kirsty Coventry in June, hailed the GBA for its world-class sporting facilities and sports-loving public on a visit to Hong Kong. And officials were left to wonder if the National Games were “a dry run” after...