Space is rare and expensive in Hong Kong, so where can all the amateur football teams go to play some football matches against each other.Well all over Hong Kong you'll find the public 7 a-side concrete pitches -like the one I play at in Sai Kung- but they are not any good if you want to play 11 a-side or if you play in one of ther many amateur leagues existing in Hong Kong. In Causeway bay you can find Happy Valley and the racecourse. Of corse they've got loads of money as everyone is betting, and need a lot of space for the racecourse. But the space in the middle of the course, what is that good for? It is huge and worth quite a lot I guess, but you can't build houses there as they would ruin the view of the race, so here in the middle of Happy Valley racecourse you find Happy Valley Sports ground with it's big number of soccer, rugby and Hockey pitches and you'll find Hong Kong Football Club.
This club is formed in 1886 and is a sport's and social club, hosting numerous of sports events for it's members. On Sundays they offer a fabulous Brunch, so here you can dine in the nice airconditioned Restaurant on the third floor of the building for hours, and have a look at the action going on down at the Sports ground.
Or you can dine for hours, and then go to the indoor "Carpet Bowl" pitch to get a bit of exercise to compensate for the excessive food consumtion at the Brunch buffet.
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