aw Yeah" - Samuel Law, Tuen Mun Hospital's Cluster Operation Manager - is no stranger to colleagues who are also football fans. He has always led his team to victory in competitions, and his latest achievement was to guide the New Territories West Cluster team to its fourth consecutive victory at the HA Cluster Football Competition. Cool!

"There wasn't much entertainment when I was young; except one nearby soccer pitch. So I started playing football there with my friends when I was four years old. I've been playing soccer for 40 years now!.

"I began working in Tuen Mun Hospital in 1990, and a football team was formed there the following year. I played midfield positions to begin with, and became a leader and coach afterwards. I guess I've led the team to win 30 tournaments at different levels so far.

"Our best result was in the Sixth HA Cluster Football Competition. That time we scored 34 goals and conceded zero in seven matches. No team has managed to beat our record up till now. Our luckiest result was in the Seventh HA Cluster Football Competition. I remember the other team scored a goal just 15 minutes before the end of the match, under the zero-to-zero situation. Then a member of our opponent team celebrated by taking his clothes off. That earned him a second yellow card and expelled him from the competition, giving us an unexpected victory.

Maybe it's due to these good results that colleagues call me the 'Tuen Mun Ferguson'. I'm happy to accept that title. But being a leader isn't easy. I understand that everyone wants to join in the battle, so I have to allocate our manpower very carefully each time.

And sometimes I have to use my own money to pay for the victory celebrations with my teammates. Like we won the latest championship, I treated them to a seafood meal in Lau Fau Shan! I hope I can lead the HA soccer team to victory in the Corporate Games in the future."

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