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The main Stadium at Hong Kong’s new Kai Tak Sports Park has hosted a star-studded opening ceremony featuring multi-generational local and mainland entertainers and athletes, launching a new era for events in the city’s largest stadium.

Staged last evening, the launch event for the Kai Tak Sports Park saw a crowd of more than 33,000 attend the two-hour show which featured performances from martial artist Donnie Yen Ji-dan, Cantopop star Joey Yung Cho-yee, gold medal fencer Vivian Kong Man-wai and table tennis champion Fan Zhendong as well as an appearance being Hong Kong icon Andy Lau.

The evening culminated in a grand finale choral performance, celebrating the ‘Pearl of the Orient’ to highlight Kai Tak Sports Park's commitment to entertainment and community and elite sport.

Having invested HK$30 billion (US$3.9 billion) into the precinct, the Hong Kong Government is hoping that the Sports Park - built on the landward part of the old Kai Tak airport - will launch a new era for sport and entertainment events that will boost the economy.

Speaking about the significance of the new venue and surrounding precinct, Kai Tak Sports Park Chief Executive, John Sharkey  stated "with the completion and opening of Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong is now better positioned to actively attract large-scale international events, drawing more visitors and investments, and injecting new vitality into the development of the sports and performing arts culture industries.

“We will make full use of the Park's advanced sports facilities, which meet international standards, to assist the Hong Kong Government in realising its vision of an international sports platform.

“This will help develop the sports industry's home court economy and welcome entertainment events to shine on the international stage at Kai Tak.”

In addition to the performances inside the venue, a dynamic LED light show illuminated the exterior walls of Kai Tak Stadium, featuring themes that mirrored the performances and displayed various patterns, enhanced by colourful fireworks.

Visible from both sides of Victoria Harbour, this exterior light show provided a celebration of the opening of Kai Tak Sports Park for all to enjoy.

Partnership Program
Kai Tak Sports Park has also announced the establishment of long-term partnerships with renowned local and international enterprises, including the Premier Founding Partner HSBC, Founding Partners CTF Life, Cathay, Coca-Cola, HKT, and Marriott Bonvoy, along with other Official Partners and Official Suppliers.

Opening Events
The Grand Opening of Kai Tak Sports Park also marks the beginning of ‘Hong Kong Super March’, with a series of exciting events scheduled throughout the ‘Opening Month’ at Kai Tak Sports Park

Events will include:

• 4th to 9th March - World Snooker Grand Prix 2025
• 16th March - Kai Tak Sports Initiative - Kai Tak Run
• 28th to 30th March - Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2025

In the following months, a variety of major sports and music events, as well as test matches for the National Games will be held in the park. In November, the 15th National Games will feature competitions for the first time in Hong Kong, with four events taking place at Kai Tak Sports Park. The 12th National Disabled Persons' Games and the 9th Special Olympics National Games (Special Olympics) will also have an event held at the Sports Park. We will spare no effort to ensure the successful staging of the event. We are committed to becoming a vibrant new landmark, offering exhilarating and unforgettable world-class sports, entertainment, and leisure experiences for visitors from Hong Kong, Asia, and around the globe.

Kai Tak Sports Park
The 28-hectare Sports Park is part of the redevelopment of the site of the old Hong Kong International Airport in Kai Tak and features a 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium featuring a retractable roof, Kai Tak Arena - and indoor sports centre with the flexibility to host community sports and events of up to 10,000 seats, and Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, an outdoor track and field facility with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

Kai Tak Sports Park is previewed in the January/February 2025 issue of Australasian Leisure Management.

Images show highlights from last night's Kai Tak Sports Park opening ceremony.

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