Hong Kong will stage more than 100 “mega-events” in the first half of this year, seeking to establish itself as a “capital” for high-profile international attractions. But as “super March”, with its packed schedule, draws to a close the city’s reputation as a host for such occasions rests on one of its oldest and best-known…
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…
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. Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park has hosted a star-studded opening ceremony, in what the government hopes will usher in a…
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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…
Ticket touts may well be cheering their improved prospects for cashing in on the “concert economy” that Hong Kong hopes can help boost its post-pandemic recovery. Authorities, meanwhile, have drawn jeers from lawmakers after it emerged there have been no convictions for scalping in years, despite a decades-old law against it. Lawmakers accused the government…