Hong Kong Locals Fight for Equal Rights: Took Football As the Method
Wu MOU

Shanghai University of Sport

Abstract

In the colonial districts of Great Britain from the 19 Century, British football as one of the sports cultures was introduced to Britain^s colonial districts, including Hong Kong. So far, football is still one of the most popular sports for Hong Kong locals. Collected literature reviews and research articles concerning Hong Kong football development from 1950 to 1970, this paper adopted logical analysis and field theory to delve into the football competition phenomenon. Addressed the issue that why Hong Kong local football players and local people had a great passion for football competition. The results indicated that Hong Kong locals took football competitions as the method to fight for equal rights against the England government. Hong Kong people considered football competition not for promoting the foreign sports culture, but they took football competition as the method. It is worth discussing if other sports could do the same effect as football competitions does in the fight for equal rights. Hong Kong people choose football as the method, it was one supporting evidence that sports influence is greater than the linguistic dissemination in some kind of culture.

Keywords: Hong Kong locals- football competition- equal rights- colonial district- method

Topic: Sport and culture in Asian societies