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Kai Tak Sports Park

Hong Kong to deploy tens of thousands to test crowd control at Kai Tak stadium

Chief Secretary Eric Chan says civil servants will disperse from stadium and walk to nearby MTR stations to check how crowds flow out of venue.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:20PM

Walk in the park? Why it takes 1 hour to get from Hong Kong’s new stadium to TST

9 Nov 2024 - 8:44AM

Kai Tak’s first indoor test event will be local basketball game, sources say

7 Nov 2024 - 12:41PM

Concert by Hong Kong’s Mirror, Collar to be held at Kai Tak Sports Park

Thai acts Scrubb, Serious Bacon, Atlas among others who will join Cantopop groups in trial event for audience of 5,000 on December 20.

6 Nov 2024 - 7:23PM

Hong Kong Cantopop girl group Collar will be joined by other local acts and Thai pop stars for the trial event. Photo: Facebook

Opinion | For Kai Tak Sports Park, is the missing piece a football home team?

Rather than worry about how to get people home after an event, Hong Kong must figure out how to attract loyal crowds to the new stadium.

6 Nov 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Editorial | Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park off to a winning start

A trial football match between two local teams may have scored with fans and authorities, but bigger challenges lie ahead.

29 Oct 2024 - 8:45AM

Hong Kong’s fifth hotel turned youth hostel opens its doors with residency terms

Residents could potentially visit the headquarters of the People’s Liberation Army as part of hostel’s programme offerings.

29 Oct 2024 - 12:21AM

The youth hostel is located at the former Regal Oriental Hotel building in Kowloon City. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park off to smooth start after ‘precious’ trial run

Snacks relatively cheap compared with Hong Kong Stadium, but can of beer still costs HK$40; fans upbeat over transport arrangements.

27 Oct 2024 - 10:17PMvideocam

Hong Kong rugby test event next step in Kai Tak’s progress, sports chief says

Commissioner for Sports George Tsoi wants 3,000 fans to roar on Hong Kong against Brazil at new venue on November 9.

25 Oct 2024 - 9:26AM

First Look at the new Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground

24 Oct 2024 - 6:58PM

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Letters | John Lee is right to call for removing cap on Shenzhen visitors

Readers discuss the hits and misses in the chief executive’s policy address, on topics ranging from cross-border travel and inclusive initiatives to sports and health development.

23 Oct 2024 - 11:30AM

Tour groups from the mainland head for Hong Kong from the Shenzhen Bay Port on October 1. Photo: Dickson Lee

Editorial | Time is ripe for sports arbitration system in Hong Kong

Hong Kong government plans to explore establishing such a dispute resolution mechanism appear to be a winning move.

22 Oct 2024 - 8:45AM

Kai Tak test event planned for Sunday, but officials refuse to give any details

Sports minister Kevin Yeung says football match will take place at complex’s youth ground, but officials won’t reveal who is playing or when.

23 Oct 2024 - 11:01AM

14 things you need to know about Hong Kong leader John Lee’s third policy address

New rules to eradicate substandard subdivided flats and measures to attract visitors from Middle East, Asean and mainland among highlights.

16 Oct 2024 - 6:04PM

Chief Executive John Lee (centre) has delivered his third policy address. Photo: Eugene Lee

Exclusive | Hong Kong’s Covid facility to be reinvented as youth creativity base

Source says city leader to also target synergy between new Kai Tak venue and Hong Kong Stadium, which is being reviewed over its future use.

15 Oct 2024 - 8:30AM

Some have said the revamped facility’s use should align with a 2011 planning vision to turn Kai Tak into the city’s second central business district. Photo: Jelly Tse

World Games Series debut in Hong Kong to allow city to host multi-sport events

One observer says three-day event will ‘warm up’ city to go beyond single sports competitions such as the Hong Kong Sevens.

11 Oct 2024 - 10:45AM

Coldplay’s Hong Kong shows sell out in 90 minutes, including HK$6,599 ticket

‘Ultimate Spheres Experience’ tickets at HK$6,599 for April 11 performance sold out as early as 10.10am.

10 Oct 2024 - 3:59PM

Travel package tickets for Coldplay’s Hong Kong shows snapped up within minutes

Number of users in platform’s waiting room swells to 30,000 from 1,500, as fans and overseas visitors swamp site as soon as sales open.

9 Oct 2024 - 12:24AM

A screen at a bus stop in Admiralty advertises Coldplay’s 2025 Hong Kong shows. Photo: Elson Li

Tickets for Coldplay’s Hong Kong shows offered at up to 3 times official price

Tickets at inflated prices appear on platforms such as Facebook and Carousell within minutes of official artist presale.

7 Oct 2024 - 8:11PM

Opinion | Plenty in Hong Kong to promote but are tourism planners looking?

Even if the city doesn’t rise to being an ‘events capital’, the right focus can take its tourism economy to new heights.

6 Oct 2024 - 5:59PMvideocam

Hong Kong assures fair bidding process for 3 new mass transit projects

MTR Corp has no advantage in East Kowloon, Kai Tak and Hung Shui Kiu bids as the projects ‘don’t involve a heavy rail system’, official says.

4 Oct 2024 - 7:53PM

Transport authorities have invited relevant suppliers and operators to submit expressions of interest for the mass transit systems in Kai Tak and East Kowloon. Photo: Edmond So

Kai Tak Sports Park to host Hong Kong rugby international match in November

Match against Brazil is first event announced for park’s smaller venue, Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, as team target World Cup qualifying bid.

3 Oct 2024 - 9:52PM

An aerial view of Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, in front of the new park’s main stadium. Photo: Eugene Lee

Ticket prices for Hong Kong’s Coldplay concerts to range from HK$399 to HK$2,099

General sales begin on October 10, but early booking available for those willing to pay for premium experiences reaching HK$6,599 per person.

4 Oct 2024 - 6:46AM

Hong Kong Sevens set for ‘game changing’ 2025 Kai Tak move, test event silence

The marquee 48-year-old rugby sevens event is moving from Hong Kong Stadium, where it has been staged since 1982.

30 Sep 2024 - 9:13PM

Hong Kong to hold drills at Kai Tak stadium ahead of Coldplay shows: John Lee

‘These drills should not only focus on the number of people, but also different time slots and weather conditions,’ chief executive says.

24 Sep 2024 - 7:29PM

A view of Kai Tak Sports Park. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong in big push to promote Kai Tak Sports Park ahead of opening: John Lee

Chief executive says authorities are ‘making every effort to promote the largest sports infrastructure project in Hong Kong’s history’.

23 Sep 2024 - 11:10PM

Kai Tak Sports Park, which includes a 50,000-seat stadium, is set to open next year. Photo: Eugene Lee

Crowd control at Hong Kong’s Coldplay shows at Kai Tak stadium ‘a top priority’

Chief Secretary Eric Chan also says venue has sufficient transport links, a day after lawmakers raise concerns over insufficient capacity.

21 Sep 2024 - 4:19PM

Lawmakers question if Hong Kong’s transport system ready for Coldplay concerts

Legislators say tourism sector already coming up with holiday packages ahead of band’s arrival in April, but call for more transport options.

20 Sep 2024 - 9:10PM

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Kai Tak Sports Park

The Kai Tak Sports Park is a multisports development on the site of the old airport at Kai Tak in Hong Kong. First mooted in 2007, it will have a 50,000-seat main stadium with a retractable roof, an indoor sports centre with 10,000 seats and a public sports ground with 5,000 seats. The groundbreaking was held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, and the HK$30 billion park is to be finished by June, 2023.

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19 September, 2024