At least 51 per cent of tickets for soccer matches at the Hong Kong Stadium should be made available to the public, Democratic Party legislator Fred Li Wah-ming proposed yesterday.
His proposal came following a public outcry over the allocation of tickets for next month's match between English Premier League champions Manchester United and Hong Kong giants South China.
Only 7,000 out of a total of 40,000 tickets were sold to the general public. The remaining tickets were distributed to clients of a credit card company and to other sponsors and organisers.
The Urban Council and Hong Kong Stadium managers, Wembley International, met yesterday to discuss what policy should be taken for ticket allocation for future exhibition matches.
Li said at least 51 per cent of tickets should be reserved for the public - in line with ticket allocation for most functions at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Hung Hom.
Tickets for the Manchester United game on July 20 were snapped up in a buying frenzy never before seen for a soccer match in Hong Kong.
