Vivian Kong secured the bronze medal on Sunday in the women's epee individual fencing event at the 19th Asian Games.
The world number two lost to South Korea's Sera Song 15-11 in the semi-finals.
The referee issued a warning and a penalty hit card to both fencers for inactivity when the score remained at zero after two minutes.
Song then quickly took the lead, with Kong falling six points behind. Although the Hong Kong star was then able to win four points in a row, it wasn't enough to catch her opponent.
Song will go on to face her compatriot Choi Injeong in the final, after she defeated Dilnaz Murzataeva of Uzbekistan.