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Kai Tak Sports Park Lights Up With “Olympics” Themed Display to Cheer On Team Hong Kong, China On Two Consecutive Weekends

August 2, 2024

(2 August 2024, Hong Kong) Hong Kong athletes have achieved inspiring results at the Paris Olympics, fully demonstrating the capabilities of Hong Kong’s elite athletes. To pay tribute to all the Hong Kong team athletes who competed, Kai Tak Sports Park has specially created a dynamic lighting display with an “Olympics” theme. This will be the first large-scale outdoor LED light show presented on the exterior walls of the Main Stadium, running for two consecutive weekends starting on Saturday, 3 August, allowing the entire city to cheer on the athletes from Hong Kong!

 

As the future home venue for Hong Kong, Kai Tak Sports Park will provide ideal training and competition facilities for athletes after its opening in 2025, allowing more citizens to witness their perseverance and inspiring the next generation to pursue sports, jointly writing the brilliant chapter of Hong Kong’s sports arena. This large-scale outdoor lighting display on the exterior walls of the Kai Tak Main Stadium will make its grand appearance during the Olympic period, engaging the public and visitors to experience the fervent atmosphere of the Olympics.

 

The “Olympics” themed lighting display will begin with vibrant international-themed patterns, allowing the public to feel the vitality and joy of sports. This will be followed by cheering messages for the Hong Kong athletes, including “全城上下撐港隊” and “Go! Team HKG” etc., and dynamic images of Olympic events such as swimming, athletics, badminton, cycling, fencing, gymnastics, judo, rowing, sailing, windsurfing, table tennis, taekwondo, and triathlon. The names of the Team Hong Kong, China athletes who participated in the Paris Olympics will also be displayed on the exterior walls, to express gratitude for their dedication and efforts.

 

Citizens who wish to be among the first to experience the vibrant energy of Kai Tak Sports Park can visit the following “Best Viewing Locations” on the specified dates to enjoy the lighting display while cheering for the Hong Kong team:

 

Dates: 3 August (Sat), 4 August (Sun), 10 August (Sat) and 11 August (Sun) 2024

Time: 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Best Viewing Locations: Hoi Sham Park Promenade in To Kwa Wan, Kai Tak Bridge in Kowloon Bay

Best Transportation: KMB Route 5D, Citybus Route 20A, 22, 22D, 22M, 608, A25

 

About Kai Tak Sports Park

Kai Tak Sports Park is a fully integrated sports, leisure and entertainment destination. The 28-hectare Sports Park will be part of the redevelopment on the site of the old Hong Kong International Airport in Kai Tak. The Sports Park features the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Main Stadium with a retractable roof, Kai Tak Main Arena with the flexibility to host community sports and events of up to 10,000 seats, and Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground with a capacity of 5,000 seats. These venues will be complemented with extensive public open spaces for events and leisure.

WELL CONNECTED

Commuting and Accessibility

The project site of the Kai Tak Sports Park takes an area of around 28 hectares in the north apron of the former airport.

MTR
Kai Tak Station and Sung Wong Toi Station are within 10 minutes’ walk; with Station Square connecting these stations to Kai Tak Sports Park.

Pedestrian walkways
Pedestrian walkways will connect the Kai Tak Sports Park to new developments in To Kwa Wan, Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon City and Kai Tak districts.

Bus
Kai Tak Sports Park is located near two public transport interchanges.

Ferry
Kai Tak Sports Park is located near Kowloon City Ferry Pier.

Parking
The precinct provides ample public parking spaces.

*Final designs are subject to change.

A PARK FOR ALL

Other Features

Sports and Leisure facilities to be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities, all day, every day.

The 14-hectare open space will cater to a diverse range of user groups from community and participatory sports, active recreation, and sports events. It is composed of a rich tapestry of activity and education zones, galleries, trails and elements that honor the iconic Kai Tak Airport and heritage.

Sports Avenue
The Sports Avenue runs across the entire precinct from North to South, offering connections from the adjacent Station Square the Kai Tak and Sung Wong Toi MTR Stations, and through to the harbourfront promenade.

Main Plaza
Located in the heartbeat of the precinct, the Main Plaza can be used for community recreation activities or events. The canopy over the Main Plaza is designed to provide abundant shade for visitors during event and crowd dispersal, and underneath the Main Plaza, a sub-podium passageway will offer an additional visitor dispersal route during events.

Event Village
Located east of the Main Stadium, the Event Village offers a mix of lawn and concrete floor surfaces suitable for different sports activities or extension programmes for major events.

South Plaza
Located in the southern part of the precinct, the South Plaza offers an open-air multi-purpose space for a wide range of activities inclusive of trails and activity zones. The South Plaza connects the harbourfront promenade through an outdoor amphitheatre-like terrace.

Neighbourhood Park
The Neighbourhood Park at the northeastern corner of the precinct will be equipped with courts for ball games as well as a cycling track, a jogging trail, a children’s playground and a lawn for recreation.

Dining Cove
The Dining Cove which overlooks the Victoria Harbour will offer a diverse range of food and beverage options.

Retail
In addition to restaurants, retail shops, and a health and wellness centre, there will be an international-standard bowling centre with 40 lanes suitable for hosting international tournaments.
*Final designs are subject to change.


MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITIES

Major Venues

A wide variety of international standard sports facilities suitable for both professional and amateur athletes.

Main Stadium
A Main Stadium with a fixed seating capacity of 50,000, with the theme “Pearl of the Orient” as its design inspiration, it boasts a retractable roof and flexible pitch surface that can host a wide range of international, regional and local events in any weather.
The facility has been designed to meet the standards of major international events with customisable staging and seating configurations that cater to various events and crowd sizes. It also adopts a flexible pitch system which can be switched between quality natural turf for premier football or rugby events, to other surface for a myriad of sports, entertainment, and community events. The South Stand honours the great Hong Kong Rugby Sevens tradition, with a vast activity platform set against a panoramic glass wall that provides exceptional views toward Victoria Harbour.


Indoor Sports Centre
An Indoor Sports Centre with a seating capacity of up to 10,000, with 80% of the seats retractable or removable that caters for different events. The venue has been designed to meet the standard of major international tournaments including badminton, basketball, gymnastics, tennis and table tennis. The ancillary sports hall offers a seating capacity of up to 500.
With the use of different arena overlay floor surfaces and removable spectator seating system, the venue can be configured for different sports activities, from elite competitions to community use. Together, the main arena and ancillary sports hall can provide the equivalent space of 12 standard basketball courts for community use when all spectator seats are removed.


Public Sports Ground
A Public Sports Ground with a seating capacity of 5,000, suitable for hosting school sports days, athletics meets, local football and rugby matches, as well as team and athlete training sessions. With the exception of major events, the Public Sports Ground will be open daily to the public for jogging and quali-walk free of charge.
*Final designs are subject to change.