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East Asian Football Championship record East Asian Football Championship qualification record Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA; 1990 to 1992: Did not enter
The government of Hong Kong restricts organized gambling to a few regulated outlets. The government enacted the Gambling Ordinance in 1977 to rein in excessive gambling while still providing gambling to the populace. [2]
The first iteration of Mark Six was a 6-out-of-14 drawing, with a guaranteed jackpot of HK$120,000. At the time, winning the Mark Six jackpot would allow a person to buy an apartment flat in Tsim Sha Tsui, which cost, on average, HK$80,000. [3]
The competition is played every year. It is a two-leg competition where each team plays a home match once. The champion is decided by combining the results of both games. Hong Kong team won the competition 17 times.
Despite the Hong Kong government having revoked all pandemic restrictions in early 2023, it had not attracted visits from many top-tier celebrities. [3] The imposition of national security law in 2020, the slowing growth of the Chinese economy, and speculations over the slump in the Hong Kong stock market [4] [5] are said to have diminished the attractiveness of Hong Kong.
Frequent cold fronts bring strong, cooling winds from the north and occasionally result in chilly weather. Autumn is the sunniest season, whilst spring is generally cloudy. [170] Snowfall has been extremely rare in Hong Kong; the last reported instance was on Tai Mo Shan in 1975. [171] Hong Kong averages 1,709 hours of sunshine per year. [172]
Hong Kong were drawn into a group including its traditional East Asian rivals Japan and South Korea as well as Sri Lanka and newcomers the Philippines. Hong Kong thrashed South Korea 39 to 6 in Hong Kong, as well as recording a resounding 108 to 0 victory over the Philippines. Hong Kong finished second, and qualified for the repechage as a result.
The 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football.