World Grand Prix 2025 is set to take place at the Kai Tak Arena from March 4th to 9th in 2025.
For details, please refer to: https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/16/hong-kong-set-to-stage-world-grand-prix-/
EVENTS
October 29, 2024
World Grand Prix 2025 is set to take place at the Kai Tak Arena from March 4th to 9th in 2025.
For details, please refer to: https://www.wst.tv/news/2024/october/16/hong-kong-set-to-stage-world-grand-prix-/
WELL CONNECTED
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
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.
Kai Tak Sports Avenue
Kai Tak 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.
Central Square
Located in the heartbeat of the precinct, Central Square can be used for community recreation activities or events. The canopy over Central Square is designed to provide abundant shade for visitors during event and crowd dispersal, and underneath Central Square, a sub-podium passageway will offer an additional visitor dispersal route during events.
East Village
Located east of the Kai Tak Stadium, East Village offers a mix of lawn and concrete floor surfaces suitable for different sports activities or extension programmes for major events.
South Bank
Located in the southern part of the precinct, the South Bank offers an open-air multi-purpose space for a wide range of activities inclusive of trails and activity zones. South Bank connects the harbourfront promenade through an outdoor amphitheatre-like terrace.
North Garden
North Garden 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
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 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
Kai Tak Stadium
A 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.
Kai Tak Arena
An indoor sports venue 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.
Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground
An outdoor sports venue 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, Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground will be open daily to the public for jogging and quali-walk free of charge.
*Final designs are subject to change.