Football in Hong Kong for the AFC Cup. There have also been a number of other cup competitions which are no longer run: The [[Hong Kong national football team]] represents Hong Kong in men's international football events. The team competed their first international match in 1947 against [[South Korea]] during the colonial period. Even after 1997 the [[Transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong|transfer of sovereignty to China]], it continues to represent Hong Kong separately from the [[People's Republic of China]] as its own national team in international competitions due to the "[[One country, two systems]]" principle. The team has never qualified for the [[FIFA
Alliance of Resuming British Sovereignty over Hong Kong and Independence that its convenor Billy Chiu Hin-chung had left the party, citing a difference in opinion on the issue of independence, as the party believed that Hong Kong could benefit most under a constitutional monarchy like Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, while Chiu sought for a Hong Kong republic. Alliance of Resuming British Sovereignty over Hong Kong and Independence The Alliance of Resuming British Sovereignty over Hong Kong and Independence (; RBSI) is a localist political party in Hong Kong. The party aims to repeal the Sino-British Joint Declaration, resume British sovereignty, then make Hong Kong an independent state. The party