1978–79 Hong Kong FA Cup was the fifth staging of the

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Teams

* Blake Garden *

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''(From a lower division league)'' * Caroline Hill *

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* Happy Valley *

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''(From a lower division league)'' * Kowloon Fruit ''(From a lower division league)'' * Kui Tan * Po Chai Pills ''(From a lower division league)'' * Police *

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* Urban Services *

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Fixtures and results

Bracket

Final

Trivia

, by winning the FA Cup, prevented

from capturing all the 6 major trophies ( First Division,

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, Chairman's Cup, Wooden Shield and

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) in the season. * Despite losing the cup,

kept the record of losing no matches in the 90-minute time among all local competitions in the season. HKFA Website
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References

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