Following are the remarks by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, at a media session after attending an event at the Hong Kong Stadium yesterday (August 23):
 
Reporter: There have been some complaints from players about the quality of the training facilities. And some people of the Saudi Football Federation also complained about the quality of Hong Kong Stadium, saying that they are probably not going to look at coming back to Hong Kong next year like they did with London for consecutive years and instead they are going to look at other venues. So, what does that mean for the sort of the government stance that Hong Kong is the events of sports capital of Asia?
 
Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism: I think the facts speak for themselves. The Saudi Cup was here this week. What I heard as I have said just now, from all the organisers was that the effect and the impact are very satisfactory and they enjoy having the game in Hong Kong. Obviously, everything can be improved, including the ground. It is challenging for the ground to be used for three consecutive and very exciting games within a week, that is something that we will have to continue to improve and continue to make it better. But from what I heard so far from the organisers and from the teams themselves, they enjoy, in overall, the hospitality, the organisation and the arrangement of Hong Kong, and they look forward to coming back in future.
 
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the remarks.)

Ends/Sunday, August 24, 2025
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