Hong Kong Sevens 2024 ticket sales pass 65 per cent of capacity as organisers target sell-out for stadium’s farewell
- Figure passed after first few days of public ticket sales and a presales period for local rugby club members and other stakeholders
- Next April’s event will be the last one held at Hong Kong Stadium before it relocates to the new Kai Tak Sports Park
Organisers of the Cathay / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens say over 65 per cent of capacity has already been filled as the event prepares for the final edition in its long-time home.
Next year’s tournament on April 5 to 7 will be the last at Hong Kong Stadium before it moves to the new Kai Tak Sports Park in 2025, and local governing body Hong Kong China Rugby (HKCR) hopes to go out with a bang.
As of Wednesday, 26,892 tickets for the three-day, 30-team event had been sold, following the first few days of public ticket sales and a presales period for local rugby club members and other stakeholders.
“We are excited to be launching a new era of the Cathay / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens at what promises to be an iconic stadium in its own right at Kai Tak in 2025, but most importantly we are busy preparing to say farewell to the Hong Kong Stadium in true Hong Kong Sevens style in April 2024,” HKCR chairman Chris Brooke said.
“We are once again overwhelmed and grateful for the support of the local community and fans from around the world in relation to the Sevens, and we are very much looking forward to being able to put up the ‘sold out’ sign outside the stadium for the first time since before the pandemic.”
The present site has been the Sevens’ location since 1982, with the ground in its current form opening after redevelopment in 1994, twice hosting the Rugby World Cup Sevens since then in addition to the annual Hong Kong tournament.
“Tournament weekends at the Hong Kong Stadium have made ‘see you at the Sevens’ a part of the rugby world’s lexicon,” Brooke said.
“We assume that fans will not want to miss this finale and we encourage interested spectators to act quickly to secure their presence as we salute the stadium for the last time.”
Tickets are available via the official Sevens website, with three-day adult tickets costing HK$1,950 plus HK$88.50 in handling charges, and those for children aged 12 and under costing HK$950 plus HK$39 in fees.
