A Popular Sporting Venue The Hong Kong Stadium
Hong Kongs major sporting events take place at the Hong Kong Stadium. It was redeveloped from the old Government Stadium and reopened as the Hong Kong Stadium in 1994. The stadium seats an audience of 40000 people with place for 18240 on the main level 3153 executive seats 48 seats for wheel chair users and 18559 upper level seats.
The seating at the stadium can be summarized as follows:
- 18240 at main level
- 18559 at high level
- 3153 suite level
- 48 wheel chair users
The stadium is located in So Kon Po valley near Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island. The stadium is the preferred venue for most international football matches held in Hong Kong as well as the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament. In fact it hosted the IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens twice in the years 1997 and 2005.
The Stadium offers a host of other facilities like refreshment kiosks serving international fast food like McDonalds Kentucky Fried Chicken and so on.
Initially it was planned to make the stadium not just a sports but an entertainment arena as well as it had a huge seating capacity compared to the Hong Kong Coliseum. The latter is thoroughly overused as it is the only place for popular entertainment programs.
However since 1999 the stadium has not been allowed to hold entertainment programs as it is openaired and causes noise pollution for residents of neighboring tower blocks who are quick to complain. Because of this a new multipurpose stadium is being planned at South Eastern Kowloon. Once constructed the Hong Kong Stadium will be demolished and in its place a luxurious housing project will commence construction.
The new multi purpose stadium will be called the Kai Tak Stadium and have a seating capacity of 45000.
Whenever you are in Hong Kong and take some time off to catch the latest sporting event at the stadium you can stay at the Eaton Hotel Hong Kong which is an excellent Hong Kong hotel if you are particular about superior comfort and modern conveniences.
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