Rugby fans old and new celebrate ‘best weekend of the year’ at Hong Kong Sevens
K-pop girl group Primrose get spectators in the mood to party after hours of action on the pitch at Kai Tak Stadium
Cheers, music, and lights broke through the roof of the Kai Tak Stadium on Friday as fans old and new joined the opening day of the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens for the “best weekend of the year”.
Following eight hours of action, 21 matches, and hundreds of points, the city’s Sports Minister Rosanna Law Shuk-pui and former Australian rugby player Michael Hooper performed the traditional “eye-dotting” ceremony for five dragons on the pitch at the start of a thumping opening ceremony.
Accompanied by lights and drums, the dragon dance formed the number “50,” followed by robot dances and large-scale laser projections.
The performance celebrated the 50th anniversary of the tournament and its second year at the new stadium since moving from Hong Kong Stadium in Causeway Bay.
K-pop girl group Primrose and Filipino singer-songwriter Gwyn Dorado performed a medley of Korean and English songs, including Takedown, Don’t Stop Believin’, and Light Up.
The two acts also performed a duet of Zoo, the theme from Zootopia 2. The lyrics, “the only reason we are here is to celebrate in a place where anyone can be anything,” ignited the crowd.