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Lars Hamer
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Sports reporter for the South China Morning Post, specialising in mainland and Hong Kong affairs.

Views are my own.

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Will Barca come to Hong Kong or has the city fumbled another football event
January 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
But Winman CEO Edwin Wong was infuriated and showed an email where Kai Tak admitted not sending the email, due to “technical error”, and went on to call them liars and difficult to work with.
January 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
On Wednesday, Kai Tak told media that at the end December they went back to Winman requesting more details and an application form, seemingly trying to get the event back on.
January 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The Winman Advertising and Entertainment Group said they have signed a deal with Barca, but Kai Tak said no to hosting the LaLiga side because the venue was booked in the proposed date of July 27.
January 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Organisers said it was because of these fans, and others showing up late and without tickets, that delayed the event, meaning some fans didn’t get in, despite having paid.
December 21, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Here is a picture of Luis Figo, who was apparently having left the venue early, while has fans queued to see him! Sources said he was fuming after fans kept coming back to get him to sign things,
December 21, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Not only was the Barcelona Real Madrid legends game a poorly attended (less than 8,000 spectators) but fans who paid nearly $7000 dollars to meet Real Madrid players have complained to the consumer council, after poor organisation led to players leaving early.
December 21, 2024 at 1:22 PM
December 5, 2024 at 11:04 AM
December 5, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Son has protested his innocence and says he was detained by police for 10 months and was threatened into a confession.

Another foreign footballer, Cameroonian Donovan Ewolo told me he was cleared by police of wrong doing, but slapped with a ban of five years in September.
November 27, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Former footballers who played in the CSL have previously told me match fixing was inescapable and it was common to be paid in large sums of cash after a game without being made clear whether it was their salary or bonuses
November 27, 2024 at 11:37 PM
If you’re still in Hong Kong come and say hi
November 22, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Both, it is bloody gorgeous and they only normally make about 2,000 but this one is so in demand they've made an extra 2,000. Also, Hong Kong football is doing quite well in recent years
November 19, 2024 at 10:17 AM