Greed wins out again as HKFA are left to foot the bill for their own party
With many young Hong Kong fans occupied - or occupying - elsewhere, rich men who run the organisation should have given tickets away
It's embarrassing to host a birthday party and have only a few friends turn up, but people in Hong Kong have had other things on their minds, as yellow umbrellas in the crowd and boos for the People's Republic of China anthem reminded us Tuesday night.
Also, making party guests pay dearly to attend will lead to no-shows.
"I can't understand why we haven't sold more tickets," said Hong Kong Football Association chairman Brian Leung Hung-tak on Monday, showing the in-touch-with-the-common-man spirit Hong Kong's elites are famed for.
Why didn't [the HKFA] give a 100th birthday present to the next generation of football fans?
Invites for the HKFA 100th birthday bash were exclusive only by price: our rough calculations returned averages of HK$868 (main level), HK$1,425 (executive) and HK$650 (upper) to see the 164th-best team in the world versus the second.
There were HK$250 concessions for seniors and students, many of whom were occupied - or occupying - elsewhere.
WATCH: Fans boo and turn their backs on the PRC anthem