Messi incident highlights the erosion of rule of law in Hong Kong

Lionel Messi's Inter-Miami team recently flew to Hong Kong to play a friendly match against the Hong Kong All-Stars. About 40,000 spectators paid up to $640 to attend the event, hoping to see the Argentine football king, Messi. However, Messi missed the friendly match due to an injury and did not interact with fans throughout the game, skipping the handshake with Hong Kong CEO Li Jiachao. But three days later, he appeared in a friendly match in Japan for half an hour, causing a public uproar.