Cheung Ka-long whetted the appetite for the National Games on Tuesday, taking on Enzo Lefort in a fencing exhibition at Hong Kong Palace Museum to mark 75 days to go until the multi-sport extravaganza. Staged to step up anticipation for the city co-hosting November’s Games, the “Palace of Champions: Fencing for Spirit” event thrust Cheung…
After the Hong Kong Football Festival finished on Thursday, the city’s attention has turned the major role it will play in staging the 2025 National Games. Saturday marked 100 days until the multi-sports bonanza starts on November 9, with eight competition events being hosted in Hong Kong. Yeung Tak-keung, head of the city’s National Games…
Ryan Choi Chun-yin became Hong Kong’s first ever fencing world champion when he triumphed in the men’s individual foil final late on Wednesday. Choi accomplished a feat that has proved beyond even the city’s Olympic champions Cheung Ka-long and Vivian Kong Man-wai by finishing atop the podium at the FIE Fencing World Championships in Tbilisi….
Naval officers on Chinese warships visiting Hong Kong have praised residents touring their vessels for their behaviour and warmth, while revealing that they had enjoyed some local delicacies in neighbourhood cafes and were impressed by the city’s beauty and prosperity. The officers proved to be popular photo subjects for residents enjoying a rare opportunity to…
A former chairman of Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority, a media mogul and a business leader have been awarded the city’s highest honour this year, while Olympic gold medal fencer Vivian Kong Man-wai was also recognised for her sporting achievements. Two Hongkongers who helped save residents from a deadly fire were also among the 427 individuals…
China’s women vowed to become the best volleyball team in the world once again, after an impressive 3-1 win over Japan at the Volleyball Nations League in Hong Kong on Saturday. Roared on by a boisterous home crowd at a sold-out Kai Tak Arena, China served Japan only their second defeat of the season –…
Focus on what you can do to improve Hong Kong and mainland China instead of their shortcomings, Olympic gold medallist Vivian Kong Man-wai has told the city’s youngsters. The fencing star also urged young Hongkongers on Saturday to understand their identity, as she shared her experience of studying international relations at Stanford University in the…
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park is liaising with law enforcement agencies and looking into a report that ticket touts helped visitors enter the main stadium for Saturday’s star-studded opening ceremony for a fee of about HK$1,000 (US$128) per person. The new park, the city’s largest sports venue, said on Monday that it was “deeply…
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu attends opening ceremony of Kai Tak Sports Park at Kai Tak Stadium on March 1, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) The transformation of Kai Tak from a bustling neighborhood with a unique airport into a world-class sporting and entertainment venue symbolizes Hong Kong’s progress in scaling new heights, Chief…
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…