Hong Kong Sevens: rugby chiefs ‘thrilled’ to put on event in November, as government plans to host 100 business leaders
- Tournament has been postponed five times during pandemic, but Finance Secretary confirms it will take place between November 4 and 6
- Paul Chan Mo-po reveals plans to bring more finance leaders to city as way to revive its damaged reputation as international business hub
Hong Kong rugby chiefs have welcomed the opportunity to put on a show in November, after the city’s finance minister said the government planned to host business leaders from around the world during this year’s Sevens.
Speaking at a Redefining Hong Kong seminar organised by the Post on Wednesday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po revealed plans to bring more than 100 finance leaders to the city as a way to revive its damaged reputation as an international business hub.
The Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens has been delayed five times since the coronavirus pandemic first struck in 2020, but Chan confirmed it would take place between November 4 and 6.
“The prospect of helping Hong Kong host a senior delegation of international business leaders during the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens is exciting,” Robbie McRobbie, the Hong Kong Rugby Union CEO, said.
“Our slogan has always been that we are the event ‘where the world comes to play’. The HKRU would be thrilled to be the event that helps the world come ‘back’ to Hong Kong to work and play this November.”
While the city remains under some of the toughest Covid-19 restrictions in the world, with travellers having to quarantine for weeks on arrival, Chan said the hope was that travel with mainland China could resume in the second half of this year.