THE requirement for the Hong Kong Stadium to be self-financing will be reviewed in November, said Secretary for Recreation and Culture James So Yiu-cho.
Critics say the rule put pressure on the stadium to hold pop concerts, which, though profitable, have been banned because they are too noisy.
Mr So said the requirement, imposed on stadium manager the Urban Council in 1992, would be reviewed after financial information was obtained.
The consequences needed to be discussed with the Urban Services Department, he told a council working party meeting.
The self-financing principle was agreed between the Government and council chairman Dr Ronald Leung Ding-bong and was endorsed by the whole council, Mr So said.
The council passed a motion last month urging the Government to drop the condition.
The meeting was also told that a suggestion by the council's Board of Governors that Environmental Protection Department (EPD) officials should attend the concerts to monitor noise level was not feasible.