I am a resident of Sai Kung, a staunch supporter of Manchester United, and a fanatical lover of the game of football since the age of six.
Earlier this month, I missed watching my first English FA Cup Final since 1973 and I am absolutely appalled at the poor level of coverage by Cable TV.
I am convinced that I am not the only complaining voice, as I have many friends living in Discovery Bay, Stanley and different areas of Hong Kong who are more than capable, in financial terms, of subscribing to Cable, but were rejected due to the station's inefficient service and poor planning.
A good television station should provide entertainment to the mass audience but Cable can be dubbed 'TV for the minority'.
Gone are the good old days when both TVB and ATV made the popular English FA Cup the 'talk of the town' with their creative ways of attracting not only genuine soccer fans but the less fanatical women and housewives.
With the Government poised to grant more cable television licences in future, I'm afraid that an increasing number of viewers in Hong Kong will be deprived of good TV programmes in the years to come.