Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog received 17 complaints regarding obstructed views at Cantopop star Nicholas Tse Ting-fung’s concerts, which began on Thursday night at Kai Tak Stadium, adding to more than 230 already lodged concerning other shows at the same venue. Lawmakers urged event organisers to be more transparent about seat view details when selling tickets…
Tickets for Hong Kong’s Football Festival go on sale on May 2, with fans able to snap up seats for Liverpool’s game against AC Milan, and the first North London derby outside the UK from just HK$399. A range of seats from those in category F for the cheapest, to category A for the most…
Hong Kong residents can once again enjoy films at theatres for HK$30 (US$3.90) with the return of the annual Cinema Day event on May 10. The government announced the city’s third consecutive Cinema Day with the release of a 30-second advertisement starring martial artist Donnie Yen Ji-dan, who tells viewers: “You won’t miss it, right?”…
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has warned against buying tickets from unofficial resellers for major events after a local family’s “chaotic” experience spending more than HK$5,000 (US$644) on Coldplay concert tickets that were sent to a different address. The victim, who only wanted to be identified by his surname Smith, said he had paid HK$5,379 for…
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has warned against buying tickets from unofficial resellers for major events after a local family’s “chaotic” experience spending more than HK$5,000 (US$644) on Coldplay concert tickets that were sent to a different address. The victim, who only wanted to be identified by his surname Smith, said he had paid HK$5,379 for…
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received more than 100 complaints from concertgoers over obstructed views at Coldplay’s recent shows in the city. The Consumer Council said the number of complaints related to blocked views at the four-night concert series reached 114 by 5pm on Wednesday. Gilly Wong Fung-han, the organisation’s chief executive, said the cost…
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received 22 complaints from Coldplay concertgoers who said their views were obstructed and they were not warned in advance when buying the tickets. But at least two customers who filed complaints had been informed of the blocked views during the purchase of the British band’s show at Kai Tak Stadium,…
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received 22 complaints from Coldplay concertgoers who said their views were obstructed and they were not warned in advance when buying the tickets. But at least two customers who filed complaints had been informed of the blocked views during the purchase of the British band’s show at Kai Tak Stadium,…
Hong Kong’s tourism chief has floated a proposal for electronic passes at mega-events and pledged to lead a reform of the local ticketing system, starting with a review of the Cityline’s operations after the firm’s recent mix-ups. In an exclusive interview with the Post, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui expressed her…
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…