Two goals from Muhammad Fajar Fathur helped the group hosts see off Timor-Leste by a 3-1 margin, while DPR Korea and Hong Kong finished deadlocked at 1-1.
Hong Kong will face Indonesia when action resumes on Friday, while DPR Korea will cross paths with Timor-Leste.
DPR Korea 1-1 Hong Kong
Looking to engineer a return to the Finals more than 40 years since their last appearance, Hong Kong made a dream start when they took the lead through Lao, who cut inside a defender before sending a low effort across Sin Kwang-guk and into the back of the net in the 12th minute......
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