Hong Kong should implement a real-name system for buying tickets to ward off scalpers, the head of the city’s consumer watchdog has said, as ones for concerts by Cantopop star Nicholas Tse Ting-fung are going for as much as HK$200,000 (US$25,700) on the secondary market.
Consumer Council chief executive Gilly Wong Fung-han said on Saturday she hoped to see the market become more disciplined and steady.
“For instance, there have been reports in the news that there have been concert tickets being sold for about HK$100,000. This is an astronomical sum of money,” she said.
“We really hope that the market can be relatively more disciplined and stable. Having a real-name ticketing system would be a very good option.”
The watchdog chief was likely referring to tickets being sold for Tse’s concert at the new Kai Tak Stadium, with seats going for eye-watering prices on the secondary market.
A Post reporter checked for tickets on online marketplace Viagogo and found that “category one” tickets for seats closer to the stage were going for up to HK$200,000.
Tse will be the first Chinese singer to perform at the venue, with his shows to take place on April 25 and 26 at 7.30pm. Ticket prices had started at HK$680.
