1978–79 Hong Kong FA Cup was the fifth staging of the Hong Kong FA Cup.
Teams
Blake Garden
Bulova (From a lower division league) Caroline Hill Eastern Happy Valley HKFC (From a lower division league) Kowloon Fruit (From a lower division league) Kui Tan Po Chai Pills (From a lower division league) Police Sea Bee Seiko South China Tung Sing Urban Services Yuen Long
Fixtures and results
Bracket
Final
Trivia
Yuen Long, by winning the FA Cup, prevented Seiko from capturing all the 6 major trophies (First Division, Senior Shield, Viceroy Cup, Chairman's Cup, Wooden Shield and FA Cup) in the season. Despite losing the cup, Seiko kept the record of losing no matches in the 90-minute time among all local competitions in the season.