A new era of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens began at Kai Tak Stadium on Friday, winning plaudits from players and supporters alike and with organisers hailing “an exciting new chapter in the tournament’s storied history”. With 90 per cent of the 47,000 tickets sold, officials said 33,735 fans passed through the gates on the…
A new era of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens began at Kai Tak Stadium on Friday, winning plaudits from players and supporters alike and with organisers hailing “an exciting new chapter in the tournament’s storied history”. With 90 per cent of the 47,000 tickets sold, officials said 33,735 fans passed through the gates on the…
The “Super March” focus for sports, arts and tourism in Hong Kong has been good in bringing in a significant increase in tourist arrivals, even as the city will focus on creating quality experiences for visitors rather than chasing after numbers, the minister overseeing the portfolio has told the Post. Part of the new strategy…
The Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament and other mega-events being held during a month-long “Super March” campaign will boost the local economy but they are unlikely to generate a multiplier effect similar to concerts by US pop star Taylor Swift, experts have said. The Sevens, which run from Friday to Sunday, along with Art Basel…
The three-day ComplexCon event in Hong Kong has recorded a 16 per cent increase in attendees from last year, drawing 35,000 visitors and generating an on-site business turnover of HK$87.5 million (US$11.3 million), according to the organiser. The pop culture festival, held at AsiaWorld-Expo from March 21 to 23, had a record-breaking 22,911 turnout on…
Some hotels and restaurants are enjoying a business boost of as much as 20 per cent ahead of the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament and art mega-events, driving up activity in what is typically a low season for tourism, industry insiders have said. Jack Cheung Ki-tang, a director of CTS HK Metropark Hotels Management, said…
Art Central returns this year on Wednesday with more galleries from the Gulf region, at a time when Hong Kong is pushing to build ties with the Middle East for fresh growth amid geopolitical challenges. The 10th edition of the art fair is set to open at the Central Harbourfront, featuring two galleries from the…
Art Central returns this year on Wednesday with more galleries from the Gulf region, at a time when Hong Kong is pushing to build ties with the Middle East for fresh growth amid geopolitical challenges. The 10th edition of the art fair is set to open at the Central Harbourfront, featuring two galleries from the…
We simply couldn’t have let this week pass without an arts special, could we? Perhaps it’s just the infectious energy percolating through the city right now as Art Basel and Art Central arrive, but I’m excited to share this issue with you. For one, there’s our cover – a special creation by Takashi Murakami. (There…
Potential performances by Asian “superstar” singers at Kai Tak Sports Park will follow a string of mega-events in March, the tourism minister has said when asked whether Hong Kong has lost out again to Singapore on luring music icons such as Lady Gaga to the city. The highly anticipated grand opening of the sports park…