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Marco Wegener
Marco Wegener (, born 15 August 1995) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong professional footballer of partial Germany, German descent who currently plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Hong Kong Premier League club North District FC, North District. Youth career Wegener played his high school football at La Salle College. In 2011, he scored the lone goal in a 1–0 victory over Diocesan Boys' School in the Hong Kong Inter-School Football Competition quarterfinals. Club career In 2014, Wegener graduated into the first team of Hong Kong Rangers FC, Rangers, making his debut in a 4–1 loss to Metro Gallery FC, Dreams Metro Gallery. He trains with the first team while completing his Associate Degree at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Poly. On 5 August 2017, Wegener was announced as a player for Lee Man FC, Lee Man. On 24 July 2018, Hoi King SA, Hoi King confirmed the trial of Wegener. In the end, the player elected not to sign with the club in order to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island in 1841, during the First Opium War between the British and the Qing dynasty. The Qing had wanted to enforce its prohibition of opium importation within the dynasty that was being exported mostly from British India, as it was causing widespread addiction among its populace. The island was ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Nanking, ratified by the Daoguang Emperor in the aftermath of the war of 1842. It was established as a crown colony in 1843. In 1860, the British took the opportunity to expand the colony with the addition of the Kowloon Peninsula after the Second Opium War, while the Qing was embroiled in handling the Taiping Rebellion. With the Qing further weakened after the First Sino-Japanese Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |