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‘Fire Pau Ka-yiu’ shout football fans as Happy Valley vow to take action in referee sexism row
- Director of football says that the club will punish player Lam Hin-ting but only once the HKFA disciplines him next month
- Coach Pau Ka-yiu ‘just made a mistake’ in Gigi Law comments, club spokesman says as demands for official response grow
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The sexism row involving Hong Kong Premier League side Happy Valley and comments made about referee Gigi Law Bik-chi rumbled along on Saturday at the club’s meeting with Southern.
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Last week Happy Valley coach Pau Ka-yiu made comments about female referee Law’s fitness following a 3-3 draw with Pegasus. On Saturday, Southern fans reportedly chanted for him to be sacked, shouting “Fire Pau Ka-yiu” at Mong Kok Stadium.
Happy Valley’s director of football Poon Man-tik then spoke to the media after the match regarding an official complaint to the Hong Kong Football Association alleging sexual harassment from both coach Pau and player Lam Hin-ting.
Poon acknowledged that he expected a ban for Lam from the HKFA and that the club would discipline him further but only after the disciplinary committee meets on April 6.
“What is wrong is wrong, no matter what. He is still a young man and we must teach him to mature,” Poon said of Lam.
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