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first division (n phr) 甲組match-fixing (n phr) 內定賽果
detain (v) 拘留league match (n phr) 聯賽
escort (v) 押送referee (n) 裁判員Vocabulary
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Training continues for Happy Valley players not involved in the
match-fi xing probe, above. Six of their teammates were arrested on
Tuesday. (Sing Tao Daily)
KEY IDEAS : 1. The ICAC arrested six footballers for alleged
match-fi xing. 2. The players were allegedly bribed to fi x match
results. 3. A sponsor representative was also involved in the
arrests.
ICAC arrests Happy Valley football players for allegedly rigging
matches
Match-fi x probe widens
THE Independent Commission Against Corruption (廉政公署) has
confirmed that nine people, including six football players and the
executive officer of First Division side Happy Valley (愉園), have
been arrested for alleged match-fi xing.
A representative of the club’s sponsor and an associate were
also detained.
The six players, as well as technical director Sergio Timoner,
were held on 5 January after the team had lost 5-0 in a league
match.
Those being questioned are aged between 24 and 35 and include
players Darko Bozovic, Lau Ka-shing (劉嘉城),
Sasa Mus, Chao Pengfei (巢鵬飛), Wilfred Bamnjo and Fan Weijun
(樊偉軍), as well as executive offi cer Hinson Leung Cheuk-hin
(梁倬軒).
It was reported that one of the foreign players had been
previously jailed in his home country for match-fi xing.
An ICAC spokeswoman said those arrested had since been released
on bail.
The investigation arose from complaints alleging that some
players of the club had been trying to fix the results of the First
Division League (甲組足球聯賽) and Canbo Senior Shield (康寶高級組銀牌賽)
competitions organised by the Hong Kong Football Association
(香港足球總會).
A source alleged that the sponsor’s representative and the
executive offi cer had offered rewards totalling tens of thousands
of dollars to those players who agreed to the deal.
At around 4pm on Tuesday, ICAC offi cers were seen escorting a
player from his home and an hour later, two foreign players were
seen at the ICAC headquarters in North Point (北角). At 7pm, about 10
people were seen leaving the ICAC headquarters, though most covered
their faces and refused to answer questions.
Happy Valley Athletic Association chairman Pui Kwan-kay (貝鈞奇)
earlier said he was highly concerned about the
case, but added he was not responsible for managing the
team.
Pui, also the vice chairman of the Hong Kong Football
Association, said Happy Valley has been hit by negative reports
involving management disagreements and claims that the referee
failed to control the match.
Happy Valley’s deputy manager Lo Kwun-ming (盧冠銘) said while the
ICAC probe had affected their training schedules,13 members
continued to train at King’s Park (京士柏) on the same day.
(The Standard, Beatrice Siu, 8 January, 2014)
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