The Hong Kong Football Association announced earlier that it would withdraw from the e-sports version of the Asian Cup because Hong Kong is only called “Hong Kong” in the game and is referred to as “Hong Kong, China”. Football Association President Bei Junqi pointed out that considering the sensitivity of the relevant issues, the withdrawal was to avoid unnecessary controversy.
Bei Junqi pointed out in a radio program this morning that the relevant game program failed to correctly display the name of the participating team “Hong Kong, China”, and the screen at the e-sports team competition site only displayed “Hong Kong” instead of “Hong Kong, China” , the Football Association believed that the relevant issues were relatively sensitive and needed to be taken seriously. In addition, the game would be broadcast live online, so it made the decision to withdraw from the competition.
The e-sports version of the Asian Cup will be held in Qatar. The Hong Kong Football Association has earlier decided to send coach Jay Wong and two e-sports players Kalok Choi and Jason Liem to compete. The participating game is the PS5 version of “eFootball” produced by Konami.
Bei Junqi quoted the organizer as saying that the game graphics cannot be changed in time, but the Football Association believes that it needs to be in accordance with the principles. He pointed out that the Hong Kong Federation and Olympic Committee had guidelines, and “Hong Kong, China” would be used when attending international meetings. The Football Association also followed relevant guidelines, so the withdrawal was to avoid unnecessary controversy.
On Sunday, Inter Miami will play an exhibition match at the Hong Kong Stadium. The opponents are also the Hong Kong team, but some promotional materials are printed with “Hong Kong Team”. Bei Junqi said that since the nature of the event is an exhibition match and not a regular international match, there is no problem.
source:RTHK
▲👆 Live discussion on FB🔥| (216 comments)▲
related articles:
The Hong Kong Football Association withdraws from the eSports Asia Cup because the game does not display the team name “Hong Kong, China” Olympic Committee President: E-sports Olympics will be held in 2026 at the latest [CES 2024]Acer launches new gaming notebook series, alongside flagship graphics card and curved screen
Receive the latest newsUnsubscribe from updates
2024-02-02 05:51:23
#Hong #Kong #football #esports #team #withdraws #competition #Bei #Junqi #avoid #unnecessary #controversy #problem #Sundays #Metz #exhibition #game #Hong #Kong