When football fans in Hong Kong and across the globe tune into the World Cup next month, they may get a glimpse of two local teenagers who have been picked to play important roles in the tournament.
Secondary students Miu Tsz-yeung and Cheng Sai-kit have won tickets to France where they will see close-up the world's top players in action.
The pair were selected to represent SAR out of 1,600 participants from 137 primary and secondary schools in the Coca-Cola School Soccer Stars Parade at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.
Their excellent display of skills, knowledge of the game and English language abilities impressed the judging panel.
Tsz-yeung, 17, will carry the national flag of a competing team into the stadium before a World Cup match.
Sai-kit, 14, will join the ranks of the 'ball boys' who will help referees and linesmen by retrieving balls which go out of play.
A modest Tsz-yeung said he was surprised but excited about the trip. 'I don't know why I was chosen . . . maybe my age is older than other competitors, so the judges gave me preference,' he said.
