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Hong Kong Premier League set to expand to 10 teams, as football officials remain upbeat over new season

  • Two district sides – Tai Po and Sham Shui Po – are keen to rejoin top-tier competition
  • Football Association set to finalise number of teams this month, after Friday’s Premier League Clubs’ meeting

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This article is part of the SCMP’s series on the long-awaited resumption of sport in Hong Kong. After months of cancelled competitions and facility closures as the city battled a Covid-19 outbreak, elite athletes as well as the public are returning to pitches, pools and tracks.
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Football officials remain upbeat ahead of the new season despite ongoing pandemic restrictions, with more teams expected to join the Hong Kong Premier League.

At a Premier League Clubs’ meeting on Friday, all eight existing teams indicated they will continue in the new campaign, including Kwoon Chung Southern and Resources Capital, who both had reservations about their future.

Southern may lose their sponsorship with Kwoon Chung, but could still lean on the financial support of the bus service provider’s boss Matthew Wong Leung-pak, who is also a vice-chairman of the Football Association.

Minnows Resources Capital have struggled during their two seasons in the top flight since earning promotion, and may have to use their budget in a more cost-effective way going forward.

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