Hong Kong’s Super March campaign brought in 12 per cent more visitors so far this month and filled more tourist beds, the finance chief has said, noting that some overseas VIPs had observed that the city had recovered its vibrancy and vitality from the old days. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said in his weekly…
Business in popular nightlife district Lan Kwai Fong rose by as much as 30 per cent on Friday evening after day one of the Hong Kong Sevens, industry leaders said, although restaurants near Kai Tak Stadium, the rugby tournament’s new home, have yet to see a big jump in trade. Tycoon Allan Zeman, founder and…
Revellers dressed as everything from Minions and cowboys to hippies and Hogwarts students were undeterred by the cool weather and three-hour queues as they partied away in the South Stand on the second day of this year’s Hong Kong Sevens. The most dedicated spectators of the annual rugby tournament had already formed long queues at…
This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Morning all, it’s Saturday at the Sevens, which can only mean one thing – fancy dress and lots of it. If…
This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Morning all, it’s Saturday at the Sevens, which can only mean one thing – fancy dress and lots of it. If…
In an attempt to revive tourism and breathe life back into the city after the pandemic, Hong Kong authorities have spent the past few years busy packing the calendar, so much so that there were more than 200 events annually for the past two years. Even by those standards, March is shaping up to be…
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…
More than 90 per cent of tickets for the “biggest-ever” Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament have been snapped up, the organiser has said, as he gears up for the mega-event at Kai Tak Sports Park. Bryan Rennie, executive director of commercial and business operations at Hong Kong China Rugby, said on Wednesday that this year’s…
To become a mega-events city, Hong Kong needs more than just the venues to host these events. We need people who know how to operate them and a government that facilitates these events. Officials seem to think that we are all set after the completion of Kai Tak Sports Park and the 50,000-seat stadium. Well,…