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Arsenal: 'We've promised fans a China rematch'

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Tom Fox (centre) with Kitchee's Ken Ng Kin and Stuart Fraser.

English Premier League side Arsenal will come back to China for a pre-season game next summer after a good run in this part of the world this year.

The Gunners played Manchester City in the Bird's Nest in Beijing in July and came to Hong Kong for a friendly against domestic champions Kitchee.

"I can't imagine that we will not be in China in the summer," said Tom Fox, chief commercial officer of the club, who was in Hong Kong yesterday to present Kitchee with a donation of HK$780,000 to the Kitchee Football Centre.

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"We made a commitment in China and started with our partners to engage with the Chinese fans, as we have a very large social media community, which is growing fast ... we have promised fans we will be coming back."

After last year's visit to Beijing and 2011's to Hangzhou, Fox said cities such as Shanghai, Dalian and Qingdao and Guangzhou are possible next stops.

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Manchester United are set to visit Hong Kong this summer to play Kitchee.

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