Indian football supporter feels threatened after video post on Hong Kong fans’ actions
Indian-born Hong Kong resident, who was seated in the home section at Kai Tak Stadium, says water, abuse was thrown at her at the game
A female Indian football fan said she has been harassed online after posting a video on her YouTube channel about being confronted by Hong Kong supporters during the match at Kai Tak Stadium last week.
The Indian-born Hong Kong resident, who gave her name as Yaga, accused a home fan of throwing water at her after the AFC Asian Cup qualifying match, during which she supported India but was seated in a Hong Kong section.
She said the same fan also showed her a middle finger, while she accused another male fan of asking his son to yell at her during the match, which drew a crowd of more than 42,000 for the Hong Kong team’s debut at the new stadium.
Yaga, who was watching her first football match in Hong Kong with her husband, who is a Hongkonger, said she was “surprised and lost for words” over her experience.
She said she had lost sleep and felt threatened over abuse that had followed her video post.
“I had experienced mild discrimination in Hong Kong but this was something else,” said Yaga, who added she never laughed, mocked or used any bad language to any Hong Kong players or fans throughout the match.