Trip to Guam, Supplementary 關島之行 (後續)

Trip to Guam, Supplementary

It has been brought to my attention that there has been some discussion on public forums about my recent visit to Guam. The implication of these postings is that I have used HKFA resources to fund mine and my wife’s trip. I am very disappointed that people feel it necessary to question my personal integrity in this way, especially without checking the facts. The postings are mendacious and beyond contempt.

The fact is that my wife and I paid for all of the costs of our visit to Guam including both of our flights, all of the accommodation costs and all of the activities we took part in. The total cost of our visit was circa HK$20,000 of which the HKFA paid HK$0.00, not even the train ticket to the airport.

I thought it would be a good idea to show some support to our U18 team and take a short weekend vacation at the same time. The trip was in our time and entirely at our cost. The Hong Kong team was pleased to have my support and the EAFF was also happy for me to recognize and support their tournament. I will continue to support Hong Kong football in this way.  

 

關島之行 (後續)

最近某些公眾論壇的言論引起本人的注意，話題主要環繞早前刊登的《關島之行》，帖中暗示本人有公器私用之嫌，以足總資源去支付自己及太太的旅程費用，對於質疑本人的個人操守、本人感到極為失望，尤其在欠缺任何真憑實據的支持下，這些言論絕對是不盡不實。

事實上，本人和太太為這趟旅程自資所有費用，包括雙人往返機票、相關住宿費用以及任何行程內的消費。全個旅程的費用大約為港幣二萬元，當中並沒有用上足總的一分一毫，連往返機場鐵路的車資也是自資的。

上文提及，此行之主要目的是為香港18歲以下代表隊打氣，同時亦可順道享受短暫的周末假期。縱使時間及金錢皆由己出，但樂見港隊的傑出表現以及東亞足球聯盟感謝足總對是次賽事的支持，本人認為不枉此行，而且日後將繼續支持香港足球！