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Loud jeers rang out during the “March of the Volunteers” anthem, which the semi-autonomous territory shares with China, and held up white signs saying “boo” in English – following warnings against audible jeering. After the referee blew the final whistle, China now faces the bitter prospect of yet again being eliminated from World Cup qualifiers at an early stage.

Through the scheme, Hong Kong-based investors are able to buy shares in 568 Shanghai-listed companies while buyers from the mainland have access to 266 Hong Kong-listed stocks.

Brazilian striker Paulinho provided the lone goal of the match with a penalty kick at the 13th minute to score the win for Kim Pan-Gon’s side, as per Four Four Two.

Among the actives, China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) dropped 2.94 percent, while PetroChina plummeted 3.69 percent, HSBC shed 1.06 percent, Bank of East Asia lost 1.25 percent, Sun Hung Kai added 0.21 percent, Henderson Land fell 1.26 percent, Bank of China skidded 1.44 percent, China Construction Bank tumbled 1.84 percent and China Mobile retreated 1.1 percent.

Their fate will not generate much sympathy among fans in Hong Kong, which was gripped by “Umbrella movement” democracy rallies past year in defiance of Beijing’s rule.

Hasan Al Haydos (L) from Qatar scores the third goal during a Federation Internationale de Football Association 2018 Asian Group C qualifying mat …

Mehdi Taremi opened the scoring after 12 minutes and Iran, aiming to reach a fifth World Cup, dominated throughout the game to move three points ahead of Oman in the group. Japan won 2-0 in Cambodia. They were trounced 10-0 by Saudi Arabia in Dili as the West Asians stayed top of Group A.

Syria made sure of second spot in Group E when they beat 10-man Singapore 2-1 thanks to a brace from Omar Kharbin, who scored the victor with virtually the last kick of the game. “We should win the game although our opponents performed well in defence”. The regulator will also promote a planned link with Shenzhen, he said.