Shandong Luneng Taishan players celebrate winning last year’s Lunar New Year Cup at Hong Kong Stadium. Photo: Dickson Lee
Shandong Luneng Taishan players celebrate winning last year’s Lunar New Year Cup at Hong Kong Stadium. Photo: Dickson Lee
Sport /  Hong Kong

Lunar New Year Cup to feature local sides only as protests scare off overseas clubs

  • HKFA wants the traditional showpiece to continue despite the lukewarm response from overseas clubs
  • The tournament will feature just one match between the Hong Kong national side and the Hong Kong League XI

Chan Kin-wa
Chan Kin-wa

Updated: 10:46pm, 7 Jan, 2020

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Shandong Luneng Taishan players celebrate winning last year’s Lunar New Year Cup at Hong Kong Stadium. Photo: Dickson Lee
Shandong Luneng Taishan players celebrate winning last year’s Lunar New Year Cup at Hong Kong Stadium. Photo: Dickson Lee
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