7 days ago
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
National Games tickets to cost as little as cup of coffee, Hong Kong chief says
Hongkongers hoping to catch the action at the National Games in November can expect to pay as little as the cost of a cup of coffee or a fast-food meal for their tickets.
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.
