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Wilfed Bamnjo
Wilfred Bamnjo (born 27 March 1980 in Cameroon) is a Cameroonian former football player. His position is defensive midfielder. Biography Kitchee SC Bamnjo played for Kitchee SC, then a newly promoted club in the Hong Kong First Division, during the 2003–04 season. On 16 November 2003, Bamnjo scored his first goal for Kitchee, an equaliser, in a 3–1 win against Fukien Athletic Club. Persijatim Bamnjo joined Indonesian top-flight club Persijatim during the 2004–05 season. Kitchee SC Bamnjo rejoined Kitchee after a season in Indonesia. On 11 December 2005, Bamnjo scored the winner for Kitchee in a 4–3 win against Happy Valley AA in the Hong Kong League Cup Final – Kitchee's first silverware in 41 years. Bamnjo also played in the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Final, in which he scored a disallowed goal in a 3–0 win against Happy Valley AA. This is Kitchee's second trophy in the 2005–06 season. In the 2006–07 season, Bamnjo scored 4 goals in the Hong Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silverware (sport)
A trophy is a tangible, decorative item used to remind of a specific achievement, serving as recognition or evidence of merit. Trophies are most commonly awarded for sporting events, ranging from youth sports to professional level athletics. Additionally, trophies are presented for achievements in Academic, Arts and Entertainment, Business, Military, Professional awards, Community Service, Hunting, and Environmental accomplishments. In many contexts, especially in sports, medals (or, in North America, rings) are often given out either as the trophy or along with more traditional trophies. Originally the word trophy, derived from the Greek '' tropaion'', referred to arms, standards, other property, or human captives and body parts (e.g., headhunting) captured in battle. These war trophies commemorated the military victories of a state, army or individual combatant. In modern warfare trophy taking is discouraged, but this sense of the word is reflected in hunting trophies and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wen Wei Po
''Wen Wei Po'' is a pro-Beijing state-owned newspaper based in Hong Kong. The newspaper was established in Hong Kong on 9 September 1948, 10 years after the launch of its Shanghai counterpart in 1938. Its head office is located at the Hing Wai Centre () in Aberdeen, Hong Kong. The paper is owned by Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group, which is controlled by the liaison office of the Chinese government in Hong Kong. ''Wen Wei Po'' is subsidised by and advocates for the Chinese government. ''Wen Wei Po'' accounts for less than 1 percent of Hong Kong's readership, and is mainly read by an audience in mainland China and older Hong Kong readers. In a 2019 public opinion survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ''Wen Wei Po'' was rated by respondents as the second least credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. History ''Wen Wei Po'' was founded in Shanghai in January 1938. The Hong Kong edition was first published on 6 September 1948. In the 1980s, Xinhua News Agency, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern AA
Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Limited, also known as Eastern Sports Club (), is a Hong Kong professional sports club whose association football, football section competes in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top flight of Football in Hong Kong, Hong Kong football. History Early history In 1925, a group of workers from the :zh:華人行, China Building in Central (Hong Kong), Central formed the Chinese Football team. Two years later in 1927, the club changed its name to the Eastern Athletic Association, establishing itself as an all Chinese football club, and entered the Hong Kong Second Division League, Hong Kong Second Division. During the 1931–32 season, Eastern initially won the right to promotion but declined. It was not until the 1936–37 Hong Kong First Division League, 1936–37 season that the club would make its debut in the Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong First Division, finishing 11th. 1940–1990 Eastern won its first trophy in club his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League
The 2007–08 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 96th since its establishment. The first match was played on 2 September 2007 with South China lost to Kitchee 1–2. In this season, the First Division League was composed of 10 teams. Workable were promoted from the Second Division while Eastern, originally demoted to Third Division League by rule, was invited by HKFA to play in the First Division League after securing sufficient sponsorship. League table Full table Home matches only Note: Here is the home stadium list of the teams: * Dongguan Stadium – Lanwa Redbull * Hong Kong Stadium & Mong Kok Stadium – ''Rest of the teams'' Away matches only Teams The following 10 clubs are competing in the Hong Kong First Division League during the 2007–08 season. Kits Fixtures and results *All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8). Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ta Kung Pao
''Ta Kung Pao'' (; formerly ''L'Impartial'' in Latin-based languages) is a Hong Kong-based, state-owned Chinese-language newspaper. Founded in Tianjin in 1902, the paper is controlled by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong after the Chinese Civil War. It merged with another state-owned pro-Beijing newspaper, ''Wen Wei Po'', in 2016. History 20th century In the final years of the Qing dynasty, Ying Lianzhi, a Catholic Manchu aristocrat, founded the newspaper in Tianjin on 17 June 1902, in order to, "help China become a modern and democratic nation". The paper put forward the slogan ''"Four Noes"'' () in its early years, pledging to say "No" to all political parties, governments, commercial companies, and persons. It stood up to the repression at the time, openly criticising the Empress Dowager Cixi and reactionary leaders, and promoted democratic reforms, pioneering the use of written vernacular Chinese (''baihua''). Readership fell after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sun (Hong Kong)
''The Sun '' () was one of the newspapers in Hong Kong, first published in March 1999. It belonged to the Oriental Press Group Limited. The paper ceased publication in April 2016. There was also an electronic version of ''The Sun '' on the Internet. Both the newspaper and the electronic version were written in traditional Chinese. Background "No fear for wind and storm and with the emergence of the ''Sun'', a sharp contrast will be found between black and white". () was the slogan used by ''The Sun '' when it first appeared in the market. The phrase actually means "There is no need to fear trials and tribulations, for once the sun rises, all things will become clear, the righteous will shine and the wrong will hide in the shadows." Since the newspaper market in 1999 has already been well-developed, ''The Sun'' adopted an aggressive marketing strategy to gain as much market share as possible, initially selling the paper for only $2. This triggered a price war among all the lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Daily
''Apple Daily'' ( zh, t=蘋果日報, j=ping4 gwo2 jat6 bou3) was a Chinese-language newspaper published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021. Founded by Jimmy Lai and part of Next Media, ''Apple Daily'' was known for its sensational headlines, paparazzi photographs, and pro-democracy, anti- CCP editorial position''.'' A sister publication of the same name was published in Taiwan under a joint venture between Next Digital and other Taiwanese companies. In a Reuters Institute poll conducted in early 2021, ''Apple Daily'' was the fourth most-used offline source of news in Hong Kong, while its website was the second most-used among online news media in the city. According to a survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ''Apple Daily'' was the third most trusted paid newspaper in 2019. ''Apple Daily''s support of the anti-China movement in Hong Kong made it a subject of advertising boycotts and political pressure. After the controversial Hong Kong national security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Hong Kong First Division
The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia, after Calcutta and Bombay. Moreover, it is the oldest top-flight league system in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation of the Hong Kong Premier League in 2014. Since 1908, a total of 29 clubs have been crowned champions of the Hong Kong football system. South China are the most successful club, having won 41 times since their first participation in 1941. Competition format Each team plays the other teams in the division twice, one home and one away game. The ticket profits go to the home team. If there are two matches in the same stadium on the day, the profits are shared between the two home teams. The top two teams in the league are offered promotion to the Premier League while the bottom two are relegated to the Hong Kong Second Division. Exceptions There were t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League
The 2006–07 Hong Kong First Division League season was the 95th since its establishment. In this season, the First Division was composed of 10 teams. Hong Kong Football Club, HKFC and Tai Po Football Club, Tai Po have been promoted from the Hong Kong Second Division League, Second Division. The two bottom teams of the First Division last season, South China Athletic Association, South China and Hong Kong 08, were reinstated. South China AA, South China won their 28th league title by defeating Lanwa FC, Lanwa Redbull in their last match of the season on 27 April 2007. League table Full table Home matches only Away matches only Teams Featured matches * Highest scoring game ''(#Round 12, round 12) (Hong Kong 08 0–8 South China AA, South China)'' The first match of South China AA, South China after the official return of head coach Casemiro Mior. Scorer table leader Tales Schutz scored 4 goals in the match, the most goals in a match during the season. * Biggest goa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
