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# France fan zone organiser apologises for Hong Kong World Cup celebrations but glad it was not as bad as in Paris
- URL: https://marcguyon.com/france-fan-zone-organiser-apologises-for-hong-kong-world-cup-celebrations-but-glad-it-was-not-as-bad-as-in-paris/
- Published: 2018-07-18T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-06T14:13:35.000Z
- Author: Marc Guyon

19/07/2018

As the French community rallies round to pay for HK$40,000 worth of damage to the Kerry Hotel and their reputation, Overseas French Association of Hong Kong (UFE) president Marc Guyon has apologised for the actions of his fellow football fans in the aftermath of Sunday’s [World Cup](https://www.scmp.com/topics/fifa-world-cup-2018?module=inline&pgtype=article&ref=marcguyon.com) final.

“We were expecting some loud cheering and potential problems, but not that,” Guyon said of the damage, which included damage to screens, carpet and chairs, plus broken tables.

“I believed our young French people in Hong Kong to be more educated than the average Frenchman living in France,” he said, although Sunday may have changed his mind.

[‘Our image is at stake’: France fan zone organiser sorry for World Cup messSome supporters were injured after being hit in the face with unopened beer cans but decided not to involve the police![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d0/1f/d01f4be6-534e-44a0-8a93-baef5a224e92/content/images/icon/scmp-icon-256x256-8cdee58c-c234-4df3-8fb2-81c57dad3d22.png)South China Morning PostJonathan White![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/d0/1f/d01f4be6-534e-44a0-8a93-baef5a224e92/content/images/thumbnail/25d8f0da-8a71-11e8-8608-b7163509a377_image_hires_100314-af72201f-1d10-440c-891a-958d6386e6dd.jpg)](https://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2155854/france-fan-zone-organiser-apologises-hong-kong-world-cup-celebrations?ref=marcguyon.com)