Formula E rolls onto Hong Kong streets for second time, but crowds take time to spark up
Organisers confident of strong attendance numbers on Sunday after 20,000 tickets dished out for free for races around downtown streets of Central
The Hong Kong leg of the Formula E world championship rolled onto the streets of Central with organisers positive that crowds would be equally as strong as Saturday’s attendance.
Alan Fang, chief executive officer of Formula Electric Racing (Hong Kong) Limited, said about 87 per cent tickets had been sold and he expects Sunday’s race to be well attended, too.
“To date, over 87 per cent of tickets have been sold and today’s attendance was on par with last year’s opening day, with crowd sizes steadily increasing from noon onwards ahead of the main race start at 3pm,” said Fang. “We expect tomorrow’s attendance to be equally strong.
“We are very pleased with the first day of the Hong Kong E-Prix. The reactions we have received from the fans and Formula E have been uniformly positive.”
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However, on Saturday morning, the atmosphere was no match for that seen at similar events in Singapore and Japan, racegoers said, despite 20,000 tickets having been dished out for free.