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About Kai Tak Sports Park
About Kai Tak Sports Park
Kai Tak Sports Park will provide high-quality facilities, not only for major events but also for daily enjoyment by the community. With a wide variety of sports venues, open spaces, park facilities, retail and dining outlets, it is set to be an urban oasis to meet the diverse needs of the public, and professional and amateur athletes.
With an area of around 28 hectares, Kai Tak Sports Park anchors the redevelopment of the former airport site, and offers a world class destination for all interests.
Kai Tak Sports Park Major Venues
A wide variety of international standard sports facilities suitable for both professional and amateur athletes.
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.
Kai Tak Sports Park FAQs
Q.1: How are the new facilities different from the existing ones in Hong Kong?
A key feature of Kai Tak Sports Park, is the flexibility designed into all of the venues, allowing for a wide range of different activities and events, every week of the year.
The Kai Tak Stadium’s retractable roof and bowl cooling allows the hosting of international sports and cultural events and training to be held under all weather. The flexibility of staging allowing the operators to offer a range of configurations, sound and amenities perfect for community events right up to international sport or entertainers.
East Village surrounding the stadium provides a multifunctional space for festivals and markets, with access to function rooms and facilities.
With Dining Cove right next door, as well as easy connectivity to public transport, Kai Tak Stadium inside Kai Tak Sports Park offers patrons everything they need to enjoy activities and events any day of the week.
Kai Tak Arena is the only 10,000 seat arena in Hong Kong that is flexible with 80% of the seats are retractable/removable and can transform to host multiple sports.
Q.2: Other than Kai Tak Stadium, Kai Tak Arena and Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground, what other facilities will be available in Kai Tak Sports Park?
There are more than 14 hectares of Open Space including landscaped platform across Shing Kai Road, a landscaped garden, waterfront promenade, passive amenities and park features, outdoor ball courts, children’s playgrounds, fitness stations, a jogging trail and a cycling track connecting the cycling network in Kai Tak development area.
The Sports Park will also provide commercial facilities, including retail space, a 40-lane bowling centre, a Health and Wellness Centre and a Dining Cove, as well as car parking spaces.
Q.3: What are the universal accessibility facilities provided in the Sports Park for the disabled users?
The design features multiple barrier-free facilities.
- Kai Tak Sports Avenue provides a continuous accessible path through the site connecting all the facilities with Station Square and the Dining Cove.
- Accessible elevators in all facilities throughout the park.
- Accessible parking spaces are distributed across the park.
- Accessible changing rooms and toilets are located for the general public and athletes in all facilities.
- Tactile indicators have been employed to guide all paths through the site.
- Wayfinding and signage includes braille.
Q.4: Will Kai Tak Sports Park have any impacts on the traffic of the surrounding area upon its completion?
With 2 MTR stations and a public transport interchange located a stone’s throw from the venue, Kai Tak Sports Park will boast unparalleled accessibility and effectively integrate with the growing Kowloon Bay community.
The precinct links to the surround transport infrastructure, offering clear access to numerous forms of public transport.
It’s anticipated that more than 80% of Kai Tak Sports Park patrons will arrive via public transport. The growing connectivity of the pedestrian walkway and overhead bridges will also aid in reducing road traffic. Once the new Shatin to Central link is operational, it will only be six stops to Central on the MTR with a journey time of approximately 15-20 minutes.