Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park to begin trial matches at 50,000-seat stadium in January
Authorities are holding multiple trial events at smaller facilities across the park in run-up to testing the showpiece stadium
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park will start running trial matches at its 50,000-seat main stadium in January as authorities step up drills at smaller facilities within the venue, including doubling the expected number of spectators.
“We will progressively increase the intensity and scale of the trial runs, increasing the number of participants each time,” Commissioner for Sports George Tsoi Kin-pan said.
Tsoi also said authorities would hold multiple test runs in December, including a basketball match, and expand trials at an indoor venue in the park.
In January, test runs would be held for the 50,000-seat stadium, the park’s showpiece facility featuring a retractable rooftop, Tsoi added, without revealing the events that would be held.
Concerns have been raised over the soon-to-be-opened park’s readiness to handle and disperse large crowds, with construction still surrounding the area.
