‘Ridiculous’: hungry Hong Kong Sevens fans decry lack of food at Kai Tak Stadium
One fan jokes ‘peasant revolt’ may break out after noticing free flow of food in many corporate boxes
Rugby fans at the Hong Kong Sevens were left hungry and frustrated on Sunday as Kai Tak Stadium faced a food shortage despite the tourism minister’s call to improve supply the night before.
Throughout the day, venue operators received complaints from attendees about long queues and a lack of food.
While touring the stadium again on Sunday, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said she told the sports park’s management to increase food supply the previous day.
“I queued for a while to buy a hamburger [on Saturday] night, and I raised the issue with Kai Tak that it had to increase food supply,” she said. “The situation improved [on Sunday] after the management increased manpower.”
Official figures showed that 38,352 people attended on the final day, taking the total to more than 110,000 for the three days. Fans drank 82,000 litres of beer and consumed more than 350,000 food and beverage items.
A Post reporter surveyed the second floor of the stadium at around 6.20pm, only to learn from staff at five food stands, including the popular 100-metre-long (328-feet-long) bar The Champion, that they had run out of supplies.