A five-time Olympic shooter, Randhir Singh was the lone eligible candidate for the OCA president's post.
Some mainland fans travelled 12 hours from Xinjiang to Hong Kong to see Messi, the Global Times wrote, with the disappointment of the government and fans "entirely understandable. The impact of this incident has far exceeded the realm of sports."
Hong Kong-based telecom major Hutchison Whampoa on Friday offered its manufacturing facilities for government inspection.
Life wasn't easy for Li Ka-shing, who fled China in 1940.
The Hong Kong Football Association were left red-faced and out of pocket after only managing to sell half the tickets for Tuesday's glamour friendly against Argentina to mark their centenary.
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