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Hong Kong football clubs respond to match-fixing and illegal betting arrests

Hong Kong football clubs are responding to arrests linked to illegal betting and match-fixing. The city's Premier League champions, Kitchee SC, and first division champions, Supreme, have issued statements following reports that coaches from their clubs were among 19 individuals arrested. The Independent Commission Against Corruption confirmed the operation targeted a syndicate involved in match-fixing and illegal betting on local and international matches. AI

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Hong Kong football clubs respond to match-fixing and illegal betting arrests

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Mike Chan,Paul McNamara ·

    Hong Kong football clubs acknowledge arrests linked to illegal betting, match-fixing

    Two of the 19 people reportedly arrested this week as part of a major crackdown on an illegal bookmaking ring in Hong Kong have been identified as prominent football coaches in the city. Lo Kwan-yee, head coach of local first division champions Supreme, and Poon Man-chun, coach o…