Hong Kong football fans ignore pleas not to boo China national anthem ahead of win over Maldives
Home side march on to 2-0 win over the Maldives at Mong Kok Stadium
Fans again booed the national anthem as Hong Kong chalked up another win in the World Cup Asian zone qualifiers with a 2-0 victory over the Maldives at Mong Kok Stadium on Tuesday night.
As the March of the Volunteers was broadcast, many fans in the 6,370 crowd jeered, although it was not as loud as during the encounter against Bhutan last week.
I think the fans were more restrained compared to last week. Hopefully we won’t see [the booing] happen again
One fan, who booed the anthem, said: “This is a disapproval of the behaviour of the Chinese Football Association as they are discriminatory and racist.
He said: “The Hong Kong identity should be inclusive regardless of the skin colour of players and the CFA’s reference to skin colours in a poster should be condemned.”
Hong Kong Football Association chairman Brian Leung Hung-tak said the situation had improved from the last match.