HK Football Festival tickets to go on sale in May
The Hong Kong Football Festival will see four top teams compete at the Kai Tak Stadium in late July. File photo: RTHK
Tickets for the Hong Kong Football Festival, set to be held in July at the newly-opened Kai Tak Stadium, will go on sale next month.
Tickets for the two matches – the Standard Chartered Trophy between Premier League giants Liverpool and Serie A side AC Milan on July 26, and the first north London derby outside of the UK between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur on July 31 – will be available to the public from May 12 on Cityline, according to organisers on Thursday.
Prices for each match will range from HK$399 to HK$2,499.
Pre-sales, meanwhile, begin on May 2.
In addition to their matches at Kai Tak, Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur will each hold open training sessions at the stadium. Ticket prices for open training will cost between HK$99 and HK$299.
Details of AC Milan's open training session will be announced later.
The new 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium has hosted major sporting events such as the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens since its opening earlier this year.
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