The opening of Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium on March 1 will boast a star-studded line-up that includes martial artist Donnie Yen, Cantopop diva Joey Yung Cho-yee and singer Michael “MC” Cheung Tin-fu, with tickets to go for just HK$10 (US$1.29). Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said on Thursday that 33,600…
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park is “ready to open” on March 1, authorities have declared after organising almost 20 test runs over the past four months. Officials were speaking on Sunday following the HK$30 billion park’s final large-scale stress test, which involved more than 50,000 participants across three venues. The new park, where British…
About 63,000 people took part in the largest drill yet at Kai Tak Sports Park on Friday night and 80 per cent of them were dispersed within 20 minutes, Hong Kong’s No 2 official said, adding that the exercise provided valuable crowd and transport data. The test run at three venues was held just over…
About 18,000 music fans descended on the soon-to-open Kai Tak Stadium for a concert on Saturday in the first non-sports trial run at Hong Kong’s newest venue. The 1½-hour “Four in Love” charity concert at the 50,000-seat stadium in Kai Tak Sports Park started after 6.30pm, more than 30 minutes later than the scheduled 6pm,…
About 18,000 music fans descended on the soon-to-open Kai Tak Stadium for a concert on Saturday in the first non-sports trial run at Hong Kong’s newest venue. The 1½-hour “Four in Love” charity concert at the 50,000-seat stadium in Kai Tak Sports Park started after 6.30pm, more than 30 minutes later than the scheduled 6pm,…
Cantopop star and actor Nicholas Tse Ting-fung is set to be the first Hong Kong musician to hold a solo concert at a new 50,000-seat stadium in the soon-to-open Kai Tak Sports Park, with tickets for the April shows priced at up to HK$1,380. Tse announced his “Evolution Nic Live” shows on social media on…
Riding on “the bigger the better” mentality, Hong Kong authorities have doubled down on the so-called mega-events economy with more shows, conferences, exhibitions and games scheduled for the first half of next year. While such a strategy may to a certain extent attract visitors and their spending, there is a need to be more selective….
Marf Yau from Hong Kong girl group Collar will be a guest support act for British rock band Coldplay’s shows in the soon-to-open Kai Tak stadium. Event promoter Live Nation announced on Wednesday that Yau would join the shows at the 50,000-seat main stadium, which is set to open in the first quarter of next…
Demand for Coldplay’s concerts in Hong Kong remains high with fans reporting being stuck in a virtual queue for at least 30 minutes when advance tickets for an added show went on sale. Hongkonger Rachel Ball said on Wednesday that she had managed to successfully buy tickets for Coldplay’s extra show on April 8, after…
Hong Kong will deploy 50,000 civil servants to join a test run at Kai Tak Sports Park’s mega stadium early next year, the city’s security chief said, adding artificial intelligence (AI) will play a role in preparations ahead of the facility’s opening. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Saturday said about 20 drills would…