National Games tickets to cost as little as cup of coffee, Hong Kong chief says
Most of the tickets on offer for the events held in Hong Kong – expected to number more than 300,000 – will be priced at an 'affordable' level, the man overseeing the multi-sport Games has told the Post.
'Ticket prices will range from around HK$50 (US$6.35) to HK$400, or HK$500 at most, with the more expensive tiers being for the finals,' said Yeung Tak-keung, head of the city's National Games coordination office.
The Games, taking place from November 9 to 21, will feature more than 400 events across 34 sports, and will be co-hosted by Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau.
Yeung said prices at previous Games in China had been used as a guide, and the pricing would come in two categories.
Yeung Tak-keung said more than 60 types of Games products had been made. Photo: Mike Chan
'For those sports that happen only in Hong Kong, such as rugby sevens, fencing, golf and triathlon, we have more decision-making power on pricing,' he said.
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