Hong Kong Sevens: three weeks out, here’s the latest on tickets, schedule and costume ideas for the South Stand
- Commissioner of Sports Yeung Tak-keung sticks to the ‘no food’ rule, saying organisers will send out staff to remind spectators to wear masks after drinking
- Nearly 23,000 tickets have been sold so far, accounting for about 60 per cent of the total, and officials are hoping that number will climb to 30,000
We are just three weeks out until the return of the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens and details are finally starting to emerge. Times are set, pools are drawn and entertainment is being teased, but organisers still have a long way to go in filling the stadium to its 85 per cent capacity.
From the latest on tickets, to the food and beverage rules, let’s jump right into it.
Tickets
For the November 4-6 Sevens, nearly 23,000 tickets have been sold so far, accounting for about 60 per cent of the total. Officials are hoping that number will climb to 30,000. The Hong Kong Rugby Union acknowledges that a lack of food provision in the stadium has affected sales, but Commissioner of Sports Yeung Tak-keung said the response was not too bad.
He said the union had expected fewer overseas spectators this time when they planned to hold the event, and would steer all promotion efforts to local ticket sales.
Food
The commissioner is sticking to his guns on the issue of allowing beverages but not food – his reason being that it would take longer for people to take off their mask to eat than it would to drink.