For years, rowdy spectators leaving Hong Kong Stadium after major sporting events would walk, or stumble, towards Wan Chai’s Lockhart Road to keep the party going late into the night. But with major events expected to move to the new Kai Tak Sports Park, on the other side of Victoria Harbour, other neighbourhoods might have…
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 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…
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…
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…
Hong Kong’s bid to win back the Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup was wrecked by a late strike from Xia Dalong, as the mainland visitors won a chaotic and bad-tempered clash 2-1 on Wednesday night. The hosts appeared to have all the momentum after Kyle Lau Ka-kiu struck shortly after half-time, following a first-half opener from Behram…
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,…
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…
Sports and music fans leaving Hong Kong’s new flagship stadium will have to set aside about one hour to reach the tourism heart of Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon as access is difficult due to the many construction sites around the area, the Post has found. That was how long it took three Post reporters…