Twenty-seven years ago today, on June 17, 1998, six Hong Kong players were arrested for match-fixing. After a lengthy investigation, the ICAC launched a series of operations in June 1998 and arrested six football players. The players are suspected of accepting bribes over the past two seasons to influence the outcome of several matches and of match-fixing in World Cup qualifiers. In recent years, the rise of "gambling" in Asia has aroused people's concern. FIFA expressed surprise at the results of multiple World Cup qualifying matches in the Asian qualifying matches. After investigation, they believed that there was indeed a gambling group controlling the results, so they notified law enforcement agencies across Asia to investigate and received cooperation and support from law enforcement agencies across Asia, including Hong Kong. The Independent Commission Against Corruption in Hong Kong also received news a few months ago that players played match-fixing in local football matches and World Cup qualifiers in Hong Kong. After investigation, ICAC officers took action on the 11th and 12th after grasping important clues and arrested six active first-class team players, including Chen Zijiang, who once played for Sing Tao. In March 1997, Chen represented the Hong Kong team in a World Cup qualifying Asian Group 6 match against the Thai team. He was suspected of colluding with goalkeeper Chan Ka-wing and other players to use dishonest methods to cause the Hong Kong team to lose. As a result, the Hong Kong team lost 0 - 2 away to Thailand. To this end, Chen and others received a "bonus" of 200,000 yuan from the gambling group. Chen was charged by the ICAC on the evening of the 12th and appeared in the Eastern District Court on the 13th. Regarding the suspected match-fixing of Hong Kong players, Wong Wen-wei, coach of the South China Football Team of Hong Kong, said that it would be extremely inappropriate for professional players to fake matches for personal gain. He believes that players 'match-fixing will not only destroy their futures, but also damage the reputation of the Hong Kong football team. He called on these players to reform and avoid ruin their futures.