[Esports Asian Cup] Hong Kong team withdraws because game name lacks “China”; sports federation orders Football Association to submit report
【電競亞洲盃】港隊因遊戲名稱沒「China」退出 港協：已指示足總交報告
The AFC eAsian Cup 2023, organised by the Asian Football Confederation and held in Qatar, was scheduled to open on Thursday night, with Hong Kong due to face the United Arab Emirates. However, the Football Association issued a press release that evening announcing the Hong Kong team’s withdrawal because the name shown in the game was only “Hong Kong”, rather than “Hong Kong, China”. In response to an inquiry from The Witness, the Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China said it was aware that the Hong Kong Football Association had handled the incident in accordance with the established procedures under the guidelines, and had instructed the association to submit an incident report within one week. It said there was no further information at this stage.
由亞洲足協主辦、在卡塔爾舉行的電競亞洲盃「AFC eAsian Cup 2023」原定周四晚揭幕，港隊硬撼阿聯酋。不過，足總同日傍晚發新聞稿，宣布港隊退出，原因是比賽遊戲中的名稱只有「Hong Kong」，沒有「Hong Kong, China」。港協暨奧委會回覆《獨媒》查詢時表示，知悉中國香港足球總會已按指引中既定程序處理事件，並已指示總會須於一星期內提交事件報告，現階段沒有其他補充。