Letters | We’ve built Kai Tak Sports Park. Now, to keep crowds coming

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A view of Kai Tak Sports Park on January 15. Photo: Eugene Lee

Published: 11:30am, 24 Jan 2025

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As the HK$30 billion Kai Tak Sports Park nears its formal opening, one question remains: how to fill it?

Last Saturday, 18,000 people attended the “Four in Love” charity concert at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium, but subsequent bookings so far comprise three days of rugby sevens, four days of Coldplay, two days of Nicholas Tse Ting-fung and three nights of Jay Chou. At the National Games in November, the stadium is likely hosting the rugby sevens event. What else?

Football clubs in the English Premier League average 19 home games per season, and finance projects by pre-selling corporate boxes. However, it seems that having a Hong Kong team play in the Chinese Super League would be complicated.

For cricket, the Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground is simply too small. If Eden Park in Auckland, primarily a rugby ground, can host international cricket, then so too can Kai Tak.

At the 10,000-seat Kai Tak Arena, six days are booked for snooker’s World Grand Prix. The National Games may bring fencing and men’s handball to the arena. Again, what else?