Imagine if English soccer's Community Shield game was played at Hong Kong Stadium with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Fifa chief Sepp Blatter in attendance. Or if the NBA's All-Star Game was held at the Coliseum in Hunghom with President George W. Bush and Commissioner David Stern on hand.
Well, something comparable but on a smaller scale will happen today at Hong Kong Football Club, where under the shadow of the Happy Valley grandstand the Gaelic Football All-Star Game takes place with Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Bertie Ahern and Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) president Sean Kelly in the crowd.
The elite players of one of Ireland's national games - as chosen by a panel of the country's sports media - will take the field this evening to give a display of Gaelic football of the highest standard.
The Vodafone 2004 All Stars take on their 2003 predecessors in a 13-a-side contest for which admission is free. The team size is reduced from the usual 15 because of Football Club's compact pitch size.
'Gaelic football is an excellent game that involves skilful propelling of the ball using hands and feet,' said president Kelly. 'It's easy to understand and there is a lot of scoring. Basically it's all action all the time and all the players on the field can be involved.'
As for playing before Taoiseach Ahern, Kelly said the players would not be fazed. 'We are used to seeing him at all our big matches because he is a great sports enthusiast. What's different here is that he has made time in his schedule while with the Irish trade mission to China and we all really appreciate that.'
Hong Kong was chosen as this year's venue for the biennial All Star exhibition game from among a group of candidates including Buenos Aires, the Cayman Islands, San Francisco and Johannesburg.
