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RTHK
08-07-2025
- Sport
- RTHK
Fast crossings for National Games athletes, spectators
Fast crossings for National Games athletes, spectators Officials organising November's National Games say preparations are in full swing. Photo: RTHK Organisers of the upcoming National Games said on Tuesday that the governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau have reached a consensus on how to co-host the Games in November. The head of the Games' organising committee, Huang Mingzhong, said officials have worked out ways to coordinate in areas such as border crossings, personnel and vehicle documentation and food safety. He said at a press conference in Guangzhou that officials of the three governments hold meetings every two months, with coordinators liaising on a daily basis. His deputy, Zhang Zhihua, says there are some 9,000 athletes who have to travel to other parts of the Greater Bay Area to compete and that special border-crossing arrangements have been made for them as well as spectators. "We have set up a special channel at the ports for participating delegations so they can enter and exit in groups with no delay," he said. "For spectators, we will also open a 'green channel', such that travel documents will be processed nationwide. "Once they have the tickets, their documents will be processed immediately." Spectators, Zhang said, will be able to move around quickly within the "one-hour living circle" in the Greater Bay Area. The Hong Kong official heading the SAR's National Games Coordination Office, Yeung Tak-keung, said his office is making minor improvements to the arrangements, after holding a series of test events here. Three-time National Games gold medallist, retired cyclist Wong Kam-po, said it was an honour for Hong Kong to receive Beijing's support in co-hosting the extravaganza. He said athletes taking part in the cross-border road race should find dealing with crosswinds challenging and hoped they could get their tactics right and achieve their best performance.
South China Morning Post
14-06-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
2025 National Games: real-name ticket system may be used, Hong Kong office says
Hong Kong's coordination office for the National Games is studying whether to adopt a real-name system for tickets at prices ranging from a few dozen Hong Kong dollars up to about HK$500 (US$64). Yeung Tak-keung, head of the National Games Coordination Office, said on Saturday that tickets would be sold from August on a unified platform for events to be held in the city, Macau and Guangdong province in November. 'It is estimated that the ticket prices will range from a few dozen dollars to about HK$500 at most, depending on the event, such as the preliminary or final round, and also the number of seats,' he said on a televised programme. 'We will try our best to set the ticket price to a level that is acceptable to all residents.' Yeung said the local office was discussing ticketing details with authorities from Macau and Guangdong, including whether a real-name system would be used as well as other measures to combat scalpers. 'Whether the tickets could be transferred, whether to use a real-name system and how to crack down on scalpers will all be carefully considered,' he said, adding that more details would be released later.
South China Morning Post
10-06-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
National Games ticketing to start in August for Hong Kong, 3 months before event
Tickets for the National Games will be available in Hong Kong from August, three months ahead of the event, to synchronise with sales in Macau and on mainland China, the head of the local coordination office has said. Yeung Tak-keung, head of the National Games Coordination Office, said on Tuesday that the tickets would be sold on a unified platform to ensure easier management. 'We are preparing to sell souvenirs from July, and in August, tickets will go on sale in the three places at the same time,' Yeung told a radio programme. Further details would be announced in due course, he said. Ticket sales will open about three months before the 13-day top national sports event starts on November 9. It will be held in Hong Kong, Macau and parts of Guangdong province. This year's Games mark the first time Hong Kong has co-hosted the event. The city will hold eight of the 34 sporting contests, including the men's under-22 basketball, track cycling, fencing, golf, men's handball, rugby sevens, the triathlon and beach volleyball. Asked whether the launch of ticket sales was too close to the start of the Games, Yeung said a similar arrangement was done in the past.
