Fourteen boys from FCBEscola Hong Kong, a local soccer training school, left for Spain on Saturday on a trip they will remember for the rest of their lives.
During the 10-day visit, they will hone their skills at Spanish soccer giants FC Barcelona and then take part in the Terres de l'Ebre International Youth Tournament in Spain.
FCBEscola Hong Kong was jointly established by Barcelona and local soccer club Kitchee last year.
It teaches soccer skills to more than 220 children three times a week for free, using Barcelona's training methods. The top 14 boys from this group were selected for the trip.
The players - aged between eight and nine - will attend a three-day soccer camp at Barcelona's home ground, the Nou Camp.
This will be followed by the youth tournament in Tortosa, where they will pit their skills against 15 other teams, including those from Barcelona, Spain's Villarreal CF and Italy's AS Roma.
All the boys were excited about the trip. Captain Dai Wai-tsun said they were confident about beating the top international youth teams.