Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Hong Kong: July 1, 2017 marks 20 years since former British colony Hong Kong was returned to China at a transfer of sovereignty ceremony. Some two decades before the 1997 handover, though, the football history between the sides began and a local sporting rivalry was born.
We look back over the last five decades of derbies between the two teams and pick out some of the most memorable matches.
June 21, 1975
Hong Kong 0 China 1 (1976 AFC Asian Cup qualifier)
The first-time Hong Kong faced off against their ‘big brother’ from the north was at the 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers hosted by the territory.
The previous year, China had visited Hong Kong to play an inter-league XI which resulted in a 5-2 defeat for the hosts.
Hong Kong midfielder, and future Hong Kong head coach, Kwok Ka-ming played in both matches.
Kwok Ka-ming playing for Hong Kong in the 1970s
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