By Richard Edwards
“YOU have to be careful speaking Cantonese, there are six different tones you have to master – you could find yourself in a restaurant ordering a car or an umbrella,” says Simon Cook, a part-time Swedish speaker, reluctant Chinese linguist and coach of the Hong Kong national team.
When it comes to World Cup qualification, though, it appears as though it’s the country’s sport’s authorities that have found themselves lost in translation.
Hong Kong will line-up with nine others for the two remaining places at a slimmed down W...