Hong Kong Football Festival: Arsenal training session draws mainland, Macau fans
The Gunners, who last played in Hong Kong 13 years ago, held a public training session at the 50,000-capacity Kowloon venue.
Cheung Pak-ling, an Arsenal fanatic from the New Territories, said he had 'been waiting for this day for a very long time'. 'I've never seen them live – it's going to be so different,' he said.
He introduced Arsenal to his wife, who gave her name as Mrs Cheung, when the pair began dating more than a decade ago.
Arsenal supporters seek autographs during the training session at Kai Tak. Photo: Elson Li
The pair have happily forked out a total of HK$9,394 (US$1,197) for six tickets for Arsenal's clash with Tottenham Hotspur at the stadium on Thursday.
'I wasn't interested in football, but now I find it an amazing and attractive world,' Mrs Cheung said. 'Since we were together, he's been talking about when Arsenal would come to Hong Kong.'
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