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Lars Hamer

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Hong Kong
As seen in: South China Morning Post, CNN, MSN Singapore, MSN Malaysia, MSN Philippines, Qq.com, Flipboard, The Star (Malaysia), Sixth Tone, Thatsmags.com, Pakistan Defence and
Covers:  Sports, China, Chinese Culture
Sports reporter for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Views are my own. Reach me at lars.hamer@scmp.com

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Lars Hamer’s Biography

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Editor and freelance feature writer.
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Lars Hamer’s Journalist Portfolio

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Exclusive | Liverpool to play pre-season game in Hong Kong, EPL trio linked to event: sources

Exclusive | Liverpool to play pre-season game in Hong Kong, EPL trio linked to event: sources

Multiple sources say Premier League leaders have committed to playing a game in the city this summer, with al…

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Exclusive | Hong Kong officials double down on surfing ban, refuse to discuss change in law

Exclusive | Hong Kong officials double down on surfing ban, refuse to discuss change in law

Lawmaker Adrian Pedro Ho had requested meeting in hope of changing government's mind, but instead was told of…

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Domestic helper's new passion for swimming helps her 'forget' cancer diagnosis

Domestic helper's new passion for swimming helps her 'forget' cancer diagnosis

Cocoy Sabareza from the Philippines learned to swim only four years ago, but competitions in the city inspire…

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Making chess fun: Nemo Zhou is an influencer and woman grandmaster on a mission

Making chess fun: Nemo Zhou is an influencer and woman grandmaster on a mission

Chinese-born Canadian says on visit to Hong Kong that she wants to encourage more people to play - and challe…

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How I went from fear of the water to completing a 1.5km swim at Deep Water Bay

How I went from fear of the water to completing a 1.5km swim at Deep Water Bay

Almost half of the city's children, and most domestic workers, cannot swim, but our reporter shows that is ea…

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Real Madrid fans who paid thousands to meet players furious after event goes wrong

Real Madrid fans who paid thousands to meet players furious after event goes wrong

Supporters who coughed up HK$7,000 each to meet their heroes left angry and disappointed after being stopped …

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Articles

Xi opens National Games, Hong Kong's Lee says huge honor as it happened

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By Lars Hamer Verified, Wynna Wong, Harvey Kong, Angeline Jiang
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This live blog has been made available to our readers free of charge as a public service. Please consider supporting SCMP journalism by . Receive faster notifications about the latest updates by It feels like we've been talking about this moment for months, but the National Games opening ceremony finally arrived and delivered an unforgettable celebration.
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National Games: China’s ‘Flying Glasses’ hurdler Xu Zhuoyi the man to beat

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By Lars Hamer Verified
| Flipboard
The 75 Dopest Gifts Under $25 You Never Knew Existed These winners think outside the box. If you’re stumped on what to give, it may be time to think outside the box. Socks and candy are classics for a …
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Hong Kong beach volleyballers urge spectators to make home advantage count

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By Lars Hamer Verified
| MSN Singapore Verified
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Editor at That's.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

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