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WITHDRAWN; OPPOSED TO ARBITRATION

The Hong Kong Football Association have now issued for. publication their reply to the letter addressed by the five Chinese Clubs curly last month stating their reasons for withdrawal from the HongKong Football League. -

It may be difficult to follow some of the replies in the ARRO....... ciation's letter unless rond in conjunction with the letter from the Chinese clubs published in the Daily Press on November 4, but it will be seen that the Association take a firm stand,

The Association refute the auggestion that they have been auto- eratic, unhelpful and unsympathetic towards the Chineno clubs. They are not prepared to entertain any settlement of the dispute by arbitration/Lad decline to have any further negotiations until the Chinese clubs withdraw their resignations,

ASSOCIATION'S FIRM STAND.

GENTLEMEN,--Referring to your. fuilated latter addressed' to the Chairman, H.K.T.A., I am directed to inform you that the contents "of same have received the serious con- sideration of the Council, and I am to state that, although the letter in question contains a series of re- petition, the Council has made every endeavour to reply to your com- ments, queries and allegations para- graph by paragraph:-

1. The fact that you do cut agree with the unanimous resou tions passed by the Council is to be ragretted, as a full attendance of members including the Pro- sident and two Vice-Presidente were present.

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The Council will be only too happy to come to a better under. atanling with the Chinese clube when they have withdrawn their resignations.from the Hong Kong Footbal Association.

3. The suggestion that the Coun- cil is, and has been, autocratic, unbelpful and unsympathetic to- wards the Chinese clubs is quite unwarranted. The Council hus at all times been strictly impartial and has treated all clubs, irrespec- tive of nationality, in the same way, it is wrong to assume that the Council, in acting in strict conformity with the rules of the Association, has been autocratic, unhelpful and uneympathetic.

Unfair Treatment. Denied."

4. It cannot be denied that the Chinese members of the Council I have at all times' received a sym- pathetic hearing from the foreign members and neither of them have at any time raised the question in Council of unfair treatment. "The method adopted to acquaint the Council of the precise nature of the acts combined of in order that the Council may avoid a 18- petition of similar acts in the future is wrong in principle and in spirit. Had their grievances- if such actually oxist-been put to the Council through Messrs. Lee and Wong, there is no doubt that a solution satisfactory to the Chinese clubs and the Council would have been arrived at.

5. (n) Noted.

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() It is entirely wrong to submit that the Association has consistently ignored the exis- tence of the Federation, 28 correspondener n

les proves the contrary to be the ense. On the other hand, "we Consider that the Federation has not co-operated with us as it might have done.

(e) This is an admission that negotiations with the Malayan Chinese for the alleged inter- part game had been going on for some time There is no doubt that the Council could have been approached earlier than it was, and so thavu pro- vented the present trouble

Correspondence in our files proves that an almost similar epiande occurred during 1028, and in 1980 there was consider- able correspondence.from the R.K.C.AA. F. regarding a pro- posed Chinese Interport game, and the attention of the Federation, South China Ath- letic Assopintion and Chinese Athletic Association wasirawn

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(d) The question of the Hong Kong CAAF. directing the 5.CA.A. to have a full team in readiness to play against the Malayan Chinese on September 20 and to make all necessary arrangements for the postpone. ment of any match previously 1 fixed is an issue between "the S.CA.A. and the Federation, and cannot be coopted an an excuse for the failure to taler part in the Teague fixture of that day.

(to) As far as the Hong" Kong FA is concerned, the South China AA, or any other Í

affiliated club cannot aut in what appears to be the best. Course open. The H.K.FA. is the renognised governing body of football in Hong Kong, and as such all afliated clube must act in accordance with their ruling (ce Football Assogin- tion Rule 28-last paragraph).

(4) It would appear from this paragraph that the South China 24.decided that the ruling of the Federation wDA of greater importance to them than that of the governing association and consequently they could not avoid having trouble with the Hong Kong Football Association. This, in the opinion of the Council is the vital part of the case, and should the Chinese Chubs.decide to withdraw their resignatione,

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a definite understanding must be arrived at between the HK.F.A. and H.K.C.A.A.F., should the latter care to ap pooch us. The fact that a de- finite understanding is requir ed is embodied in the second resolution by the Council. Those Complimentary Tickets.

(7) The sixteen complimentary tickets sent by the Federation ander cover of a letter dated Septebmer 23 was received by Hou, Secretary at 10 a.m. on September 28 the day the match was played. On Saturday morning, also September 28, it Was announced by the Polien Authorities that all football matchen were cancelled. It was therefore unnecessary to dis tribute the tickets even if there had been time to do s In view of the announcement re- ferred to above the Hon. Secretary naturally concluded.

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that the match had been can- celled. The Council regrets that the Hon. Secretary failed to acknowledge receipt of the tickets, but under the circum- stance set forth above, it was an oversight that might be. excused, particularly owing to the excitement caused by the Berious rioting going on in the Colony at that time.

With regard to the invitation" to dinner, the Federation kind- ly sent to the Hon. Secretary, wo have investigated this mat ter and assure you that the action was not deliberate. It

wah, no doubt.davalo..and no. one regrets. the position areated more, than the gentleman to whom the invitation was sent

Services Refusaf.

( too). The Services acted on their own. Initiative in this matter and in accordance with their interpretation of the II.K.F.A. rules. The Services haturally expected the promo.. ters of the Malayan Chinose. Services match to ask por- mission from the EKA. Thay.tha Sarvions," were not in a position. to know whether or not the Malayan Chinese were members of a re- coguised football association. The H. K.F.A, cannot be attack- ed for refusing permission be enuse permission Wad Devor asked, either by the Chineso Clubs or Services. It is notable that no reforenes is made by the Chinese Clubs to paragraph 3. of Captain Doakin's, letter.

6 and 7. Reference to paragraph (m to a), should "convince you that there was never any question of an insult to the Federation or Chiness Clubs, especially no no permission was asked.

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8, and 10. The use of the word pressed" in paragraph 8 is un- fortunate. The procedure of re- ferring you to rules was quite cor- roct, and in fact you, as members affiliated to the H.K. F.A., should have been conversant with them. It is true that postponements of Axtures are not unusual, but post- ponement is only sanctioned when something unavoidable happens to prevent one of the teams from tak- ing the fold: The circumstancea in this cass did not warrant the ́xime between S.C.A.A. and the Hong Kong Football Club being postponed.

H‚¤‚0.A.A.F.Not Recognised.

I. As for me the Council in aware, the H.K.C.A,A.F. is not a recognised football" 'association, nor is it affiliated to any recognis od association, therefore the un- swer to the query at the end of the paragraph isla. the negative.

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12. The reply to your contention that the Federation is affiliated to some other recognised football association is contained in our answer to paragraph 11. " *

Correspondence in

files proves that objections have been raised in previous years to the unorthodox procedure in arrang- ing your Interport matches, tho latest being last year when, as pointed in paragraph 5 (c), your attention was drawn to certain rules.

13. The Football Association, Ltd. is no longer affiliated to the "International Federation, so your contention in this respect is not tenable.

14. Please refer to paragraphs A, 9 and 10.

16. The first part of this para--| graph is true in part; however, it is easy to be wise after the event, a maxim that applics equal- ly to both parties to the dis- pute. It should be borne in mind that while the Council abould an- deavour to be at all time help ful; it is not their duty to point out to clubs what the rules are. Rule books are issued to clubs for that purpose

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