Accused of fast-tracking “M Mark” approval, Major Sports Events Committee says it was a special arrangement
被指光速批出「M品牌」 大型體育活動委員會：特事特辦
Inter Miami played an exhibition match against the Hong Kong team at Hong Kong Stadium on Sunday (4th). The absence of Argentine football star Lionel Messi, who had travelled to Hong Kong with the team, drew widespread dissatisfaction and criticism, and the controversy continued for several days. Organiser Tatler Asia subsequently said it would withdraw its applications to the government for 16 million in funding and the “M Mark”, but the move still failed to quell the controversy.
國際邁阿密周日（4日）在香港大球場與香港隊進行表演賽，隨隊來港的阿根廷球王美斯缺陣引來大量不滿及批評，風波持續數日不止。主辦方Tatler Asia及後表示將撤回向政府申請的1,600萬資助及「M品牌」，惟仍未能平息事件。