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The Kai Tak Sports Park is a proposed multi-sports development on the site of the old airport at Kai Tak in Hong Kong. First mooted in 2007, the plan is to have a 50,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof for sporting and entertainment events, a smaller outdoor stadium with 5,000 seats and an indoor venue with 4,000 seats. It was planned to be finished by 2018, but amid political squabbling, ground has not yet even been broken on the project.
- Sun Hung Kai’s winning bid works out to HK$17,360 per square foot, within the price range expected by valuers
- The developer will spend HK$20 billion on the project, and agents expect the completed homes to sell for around HK$30,000 per square foot
Government has a bad habit of pitching plans to district boards without accurate details, and this proposal looks especially questionable
Government has a bad habit of pitching plans to district boards without accurate details, and this proposal looks especially questionable
District councillors are right to question ‘hidden agenda’, as what Hong Kong Island needs is more sports grounds not fewer
District councillors are right to question ‘hidden agenda’, as what Hong Kong Island needs is more sports grounds not fewer
The generous terms in the contract awarded to a New World subsidiary to design, build and run the Kai Tak Sports Park raises questions about whether the Hong Kong public could have got a better deal.
The generous terms in the contract awarded to a New World subsidiary to design, build and run the Kai Tak Sports Park raises questions about whether the Hong Kong public could have got a better deal.
Wan Chai district councillors criticised officials for failing to give more details of the plan and requested they address concerns and return for consultation.
Wan Chai district councillors criticised officials for failing to give more details of the plan and requested they address concerns and return for consultation.
Government proposes to convert Hong Kong Stadium, capacity 40,000, into an 8,000-9,000-seater public sports ground. The stadium’s purpose will largely be supplanted by the new arena at Kai Tak Sports Park, expected to be completed by 2023.
Government proposes to convert Hong Kong Stadium, capacity 40,000, into an 8,000-9,000-seater public sports ground. The stadium’s purpose will largely be supplanted by the new arena at Kai Tak Sports Park, expected to be completed by 2023.
The centre can get off on the right foot by ensuring that transparency remains a byword of the project for the next 25 years.
The centre can get off on the right foot by ensuring that transparency remains a byword of the project for the next 25 years.
Local property developer secures 25-year contract ahead of mainland Chinese company Guangzhou R&F Properties.
Local property developer secures 25-year contract ahead of mainland Chinese company Guangzhou R&F Properties.
The new sports park at Kai Tak, due to open in 2022 at the earliest, may raise our profile but extra effort is required if we are to host top competitions such as the Asian Games.
The new sports park at Kai Tak, due to open in 2022 at the earliest, may raise our profile but extra effort is required if we are to host top competitions such as the Asian Games.
Alliance of Golfers says the sport deserves more government support as an Olympic event, and rejects growing clamour for closure of Fanling course to make way for housing.
Alliance of Golfers says the sport deserves more government support as an Olympic event, and rejects growing clamour for closure of Fanling course to make way for housing.
Consortiums headed up by New World Development and an Alibaba subsidiary among contenders for project which could bring in annual profits near HK$300 million
Consortiums headed up by New World Development and an Alibaba subsidiary among contenders for project which could bring in annual profits near HK$300 million