Law Pak


Law Pak is a former football coach and former Republic of China international footballer. However, he spent his entire playing career in the British Hong Kong. As a coach, he coached teams from Hong Kong and Taiwan; he also resided in Taiwan temporary but in recent year followed his daughter to migrate to the United States.
In 2014, during an interview, he claimed that himself, Mok Chun Wah and Lau Tim were the only surviving gold medalists of the 1958 Asian Games football tournament.

Club career

Law was a player of KMB in the 1950s. He was also employed by the owner of the football club, Kowloon Motor Bus, as a bus station manager, according to an interview of Law by John C.W. Lee. At that time the footballer were registered as amateur footballer but in fact professional, receiving income from various source.

International career

Law represented the Republic of China in the 1958 Asian Games, the 1960 Summer Olympics, the 1960 AFC Asian Cup, the 1966 Asian Games and the 1968 AFC Asian Cup.
Law also played for Hong Kong League XI in 1958 Merdeka Tournament.

Managing career

Law had managed Hong Kong football clubs Yuen Long and Eastern. With Eastern, he was assisted by Koo Luam Khen who acted as coach. He also spent over 10 years in Taiwan for Flying Camel, a military sponsored club. During his career at Taiwan, he also guest coached Republic of China, which the team played under the name "Chinese Taipei" due to the foreign relation of Taiwan as well as the People's Republic of China.