“You may be able to receive a refund for some of your ticket prices.”

 Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported today (9th), citing Hong Kong government sources, that spectators may receive a refund for some of their ticket prices in connection with soccer star Lionel Messi's (Inter Miami) 'Hong Kong no-show'.

SCMP announced this morning that Hong Kong officials were found to have met with Tatler Asia, which hosted the friendly match between Inter Miami of the United States and the Hong Kong professional soccer all-star team held in Hong Kong on the 4th.

“Tattler is likely to announce partial refunds today,” one source said.

A Tatler spokesperson added that further details will be shared as soon as they are ready.

Previously, Tatler promoted the friendly match with Messi at the forefront, and about 40,000 fans bought tickets worth hundreds of thousands of won.

However, when Messi did not play due to injury, fans who came to watch Messi's game from not only Hong Kong but also mainland China and neighboring Southeast Asian countries became furious and demanded a refund.

In particular, the impact grew as even the Hong Kong government, which had fully supported the event and decided to provide a large subsidy, revealed that it was notified of Messi's no-show only 10 minutes before the end of the game.

The next day, the Hong Kong government announced that after being notified of Messi's absence, they urged him to come to the ground and say hello to the fans, but even this was not accepted. At the same time, he said he would reexamine the payment of the subsidy promised to Tatler, and Tatler immediately withdrew its application for subsidy.

However, Hong Kong fans' anger and demands for a refund intensified as Messi played for about 30 minutes in a friendly match held in Japan on the 7th, three days after his no-show in Hong Kong.

The day before, Hong Kong Legislative Council member Bill Tang held a press conference and said that if Tatler does not provide an explanation for Messi's absence within a week and does not refund those who spent 3,000 Hong Kong dollars (about 510,000 won) on tickets, about 10 people will be killed. They said they would file a lawsuit together.

As of the afternoon of the previous day, the Hong Kong Consumer Commission had received 1,178 consumer complaints requesting refunds for the game. Of these, 234 were filed by travelers, and the amount of refund demands increased to approximately 8.1 million Hong Kong dollars (about 1.4 billion won).

Meanwhile, Chinese state media also claimed that Messi's no-show in Hong Kong may have political intentions.

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