Registrations will open in two rounds. Priority entry for runners who qualify with HKAAA-recognised race results from events like 2023 edition of this half marathon and this year’s Hong Kong Marathon are open from 2pm on July 16 to 6pm on July 20. Registrations for the public ballot are open from 2pm on July 25-6 pm on August 1. The entry fee is HK$550 for Hong Kong residents and US$85 for non-local participants.

Participants must be at least 16 years old as of 2025, and the top prize is US$15,000 (approximately HK$117,080). There are special prizes for Hong Kong Permanent Residents totalling HK$60,000 for men’s and women’s challenge race participants. The Challenge race will begin at 7.15am, and from 7.45am onwards for Non-Challenge runs. There will be cut-off times at specific checkpoints so that roads closed for the event can be reopened to traffic.

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This will be the first year since the pandemic that the tournament will sell out, with overseas spectators accounting for more than 40% of ticket sales, as opposed to 23% in 2023 and 3% in 2022. According to the tournament organisers, there has been “strong uptake from the UK, Australia and Fiji”. In addition, there will be international entertainment and music acts, such as reggae legends The Wailers, Journey’s Arnel Pineda, DJ James Haskell, and Taiwanese cheerleading squad the Rakuten Girls.

Hong Kong music star Celine Tam and up-and-coming Cantopop girl group Lolly Talk will also perform during the tournament. In addition, the Tradition Hong Kong Football Club 10s and Kowloon RugbyFest 10s Tournaments will both play out before Friday’s Sevens kick-off. Sevens fever has also taken over the city, with more than 20 breakfasts, brunches, lunches, drinks and dinner functions being held in the city to commemorate the event.

To buy tickets for the Hong Kong Sevens, click here.

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Whether you’re a die-hard sports enthusiast or simply eager to soak up the electrifying vibes, the fan zone has something for everyone. Catch all the rugby action live on the big screen while enjoying a line-up of bands and DJs that promise to keep the party going. Plus, fun activities for kids and adults alike, game-day treats, and an extensive selection of drinks to keep your energy levels up.

A fan zone with multiple activities

This event offers an affordable and inclusive experience, seamlessly blending the thrill of athletic competition with the infectious beats of live music entertainment. So mark your calendars, gather your friends and family, and get ready for an unforgettable weekend, whether you spend it at the Hong Kong stadium or in the fan zone that will offer the following features:

• Watch the Hong Kong Sevens games live on a large screen
• Enjoy food and drinks supplied by Carlsberg, Continental Wines, Pernod Ricard, and Croque.
• Enjoy all-day live music on the Community Stage including performances by Iris & Rubicube, DJ EI Toro and Pipe Band, DJ Simon Washford Pang, DJ Iva Sit, and DJ Jim Brockman, plus additional entertainment activities for all ages including Dinoland.
• Chill on a comfortable furniture setup, including deck chairs and picnic tables. Seating is on a first-come-first-served basis.

Children under 6 years can enter free-of-charge with an accompanying adult ticket holder over the age of 18 years. The event is open between 10am – 10pm daily. There are no restrictions on the duration of your stay. Re-entry is permitted with a valid re-entry pass.

Tickets can be purchased online (HK$ 50 including one free drink) or at the doors (HK$ 60 including one free drink).

The Wailers concert on April 5th

To kick off the weekend festivities, the renowned reggae band, The Wailers, will grace the Community Stage on Friday 5h evening preceding the event. This concert is a special celebration of the 40th anniversary of Bob Marley’s legendary album, “Legend”, and the release of the eagerly awaited biopic “Bob Marley: One Love.”. Tickets for this concert are sold separately to the fan zone access. The concert to The Wailers is charged $560 + booking fees and will start at 7:30PM on April 5th. Tickets can be purchased online.

Both events will take place at the AIA Vitality Park at the Hong Kong Observation Wheel, 33 Man Kwong Street.

According to the rankings, Cheung has 200 points, placing him 10 points ahead of Italy’s Tomasso Marini. The left-handed player recently won a gold medal at the Turin Men’s Foil Grand Prix, defeating the Czech Republic’s Alexander Choupenitch.

Cheung became the first athlete from Hong Kong to ascend to the World No. 1 spot in 2022. He is a two-time Asian Championship winner, and won the World Cup in Paris in 2022. However, he is not the only fencer in the city with a No. 1 ranking — Vivian Kong is the top-ranked female epee player in the world, and is known as Hong Kong’s “queen of fencing”. 

On Monday, Kai Tak Sports Park officials revealed that the exterior building façade panels of the main stadium are complete, which they say is a “significant milestone” in the venue’s construction. The main stadium is designed with the theme ‘Pearl of the Orient’, and its surface has about 27,000 aluminium panels, each shaped into signature design triangular pieces.

The colours of the façade will shift between mountain blue, metallic purple, metallic silver and other colours, depending on the natural lighting conditions. The exterior of the stadium also has more than 7,000 LED lights to create visual effects, and the panels are self-cleaning to reduce the impact of dust and rainwater on the exterior walls.

Apart from the main stadium, Kai Tak Sports Park will also have an indoor sports centre that can accommodate 10,000 spectators and a public sports ground with 5,000 seats. Once the sports park opens next year, it will be ground zero for prestigious events like the Hong Kong Sevens and the 15th National Games, which is being co-hosted by Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau. The venue will also house several open public spaces for events and leisure, as well as retail and harbourfront dining spaces.

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In an Instagram post on Friday, Tatler Asia explained that four players — Messi, Suárez, Jordi Alba, and Sergio Busquets — were contractually obliged to play in the game for at least 45 minutes unless they were injured. It turned out that Messi and Suárez needed to sit the match out as they were deemed medically unfit. “When we learned that Messi would not be playing, we pleaded with Inter Miami CF ownership and management to urge him to stand up, engage with the spectators and explain why he couldn’t play. He didn’t,” said Tatler officials.

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Tatler Asia revealed they have been working with the government and the Consumer Council to resolve the issue: “We will not escape our responsibility as organisers and that is why Tatler Asia will offer all those who purchased match-day tickets from the official channels a 50% refund. Details about the refund process will be provided in a separate communication by mid-March.”

Last year, it was revealed that Inter Miami would play in Hong Kong as part of their first international tour, and that tickets would cost between HK$880 and HK$4,880. The friendly match in Hong Kong was the first city announced on the American club’s 2024 pre-season tour line-up, and the management later announced that the team would play in El Salvador, Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Australia. The team also had a training session in Hong Kong the day before the scheduled exhibition match, which Messi took part in.

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As of Friday afternoon, the Consumer Council has received 1,303 complaints about the match amounting to a total of HK$8,921,161. The biggest complaint involves an amount of HK$82,960. Earlier this week, Tatler Asia withdrew its application for HK$16 million in funds from the government for the match, and Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said that the government is working to create backup plans so that the public gets all the information they need before they attend future big-ticket events.

Messi addressed the Hong Kong controversy at a press conference in Japan, calling it “bad luck” that he could not join his team members on the pitch and adding that he hoped to be able to return to the city to play here. Inter Miami has also apologised for Messi’s absence from the Hong Kong match. “Despite our best intentions, we understand there has been disappointment over the absence of Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez in Sunday’s match and we are sorry that the two players could not participate,” the club said in a statement sent to Reuters.

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The “Greatest Hits Relay” giveaway

From now until February 29, fans worldwide (aged 18 and above) are invited to join in the giveaways for a chance to win the Ultimate Fan Experience in April. This grand prize includes 2 x Captain’s Corner HK7s weekend tickets, a 2-night stay at the Ovolo Hotel, HK$10,000 Cathay Pacific travel voucher, a Tomahawk lunch for 4 at Feather & Bone, and a selection of Kukri merchandise, valued in total at HK$50,000.

To participate, fans are required to:

• Share your Greatest Hit on social media — a favourite moment or memory from the past 30 years of #HK7s history. Submissions can be photos or videos posted on your grid/page or stories.
• Tag @hksevens and use #HK7sGreatestHits
• Tag a friend to keep the relay going

Don’t forget to set the accounts to public, to ensure your entries are visible. The HK7s team will work together to select the entry that they feel represents the Greatest Hits theme the best, and the winner will be announced in the first week of March on all official Hong Kong Sevens social channels.

Visit the Hong Kong Sevens website for more details about the giveaway.

Full line-up of performances announced

Apart from the giveaway, the Hong Kong Sevens also promises an exciting line-up of performances from international music acts. On April 5 (Friday), expect the former rugby star turned DJ, DJ James Haskell, Celine Tam, and Cantopop group Lolly Talk to take the stage, while reggae legends The Wailers and Journey’s Arnel Pineda are set to perform on April 6 and 7 (Saturday and Sunday), respectively.

For further details on the giveaway and the full line-up of performances, visit Hong Kong Sevens’s website.

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While Messi participated in the training session the day before the friendly game, he did not make an appearance on the pitch on match day. In a statement, Tatler Asia, the organisers of the event, maintained they did not know that Messi and his teammate Luis Suárez would not make it to the pitch, and that the players were “deemed unfit to play by their team’s medical department”.

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Consumer Council officials state that even though Tatler Asia did not guarantee that specific players would play in the match, they also failed to explain that team members would sit out the game in case they were injured. “Most of the promotional materials are mainly based on photos of individual players, and the organiser’s promotional publications have always stated that the team will be led by individual players. Consumers have reasonable expectations for these players to participate in exhibition games,” according to a statement from the council.

The government has also expressed disappointment about the event, with Kevin Yeung, the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, revealing that Messi was supposed to play for at least 45 minutes — “subject to fitness and safety considerations” — and that the organisers assured officials that he would join his team in the second half of the match.

“We reiterated our request for Messi to play in the match about 10 minutes before the match ended. The organiser [then] confirmed that Messi could not play. We requested them to explore other remedies, such as Messi appearing on the field to interact with his fans, and receiving the trophy. Unfortunately, as you all see, these did not work out,” Yueng told the media on Monday.

Following these developments, Tatler Asia withdrew its application for HK$16 million in funds from the government for the event. However, Tatler Asia CEO Michel Lamuniere explained that Messi and Suárez were listed as substitutes in the official team line-up, and were therefore fit to play. However, the organisers were informed at half-time that Messi would not play, and they urged Inter Miami to ask Messi to address fans at the stadium, which the eight-time Ballon D’Or winner did not do.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee addressed the “saga” at a press conference on Tuesday, saying, “We will keep urging the organisers to explain to the public in detail what actually happened [and] what were the details of the agreement between them and the team. The organisers have the responsibility to explain and to answer to the demands of those who have bought tickets.” Lee added that the government is working on creating backup plans for the future so that the public gets all the information they need before they attend big-ticket events.

There is now much anticipation over whether Messi will play at Inter Miami’s next pre-season match in Japan, which is slated for February 7, during which the team will face off against Vissel Kobe at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo.

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Sun Xiao Yang from Mainland China and Hongkonger Choi Yan Yin emerged the winners in the half marathon, while the Mainland’s Chen Yu Fa and Hong Kong’s Tsang Hiu Tung were the first to complete the 10 km race. The event also doubled as the 19th Asian Marathon Championships, for which India’s Man Singh and Mongolia’s Galbadrakh Khishigsaikhan took home the championship titles.

The marathon route traversed Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, taking runners from Nathan Road to the finish line in Victoria Park by way of landmarks like Stonecutters and Ting Kau bridges, and Western Harbour Tunnel. The tracks were lined with onlookers who cheered the runners on with by holding up signs and beating drums.

Film star Chow Yun-fat took part in the half marathon and completed the race in a little over 2 hours and 26 minutes. Financial Secretary Paul Chan came second in the 2 km Legends Cup — a route that took runners from the Wan Chai Sports Ground to Victoria Park, and saw participation from other local politicians and business leaders.

However, the importance of post-run health checks was brought to the fore when a participant in the half marathon collapsed at the Tin Hau MTR station after finishing the race, and passed away at a city hospital. The organisers of the event expressed their condolences at the 30-year-old man’s untimely passing.

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World-class players such as Brazilian Ballon d’Or winner Rivaldo, Italian football icon Alessandro Del Piero, and four-time La Liga top scorer David Villa will be part of the match’s star-studded line-up. The Hong Kong team will include former Hong Kong goalkeeper Fan Chun Yip, the territory’s most capped player Yapp Hung Fai, and Hong Kong Rangers midfielder Au Yeung Yiu Chung.

Tickets for the match will go on sale at 11am on January 18, and will be priced at HK$180, HK$280, HK$400, HK$600, HK$800, and HK$980. The match will kick off at 5pm on February 13, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. 

The Chinese New Year Cup is an annual invitation tournament organised by the Hong Kong Football Association, and was first played in 1908. Matches were usually played on the first and fourth days of the Lunar New Year. Shandong Luneng Taishan were the winners during the 2019 edition of the tournament, which also featured the Hong Kong League XI, Sagan Tosu, and Auckland City teams.

Hong Kong will host two more high-profile exhibition football matches in the coming weeks. The first is the World Football Masters Cup 2024 on January 20 that will see two teams led by star players Michael Owen and Paul Scholes go head-to-head in a friendly match. However, the biggest football event of the year so far is the highly anticipated Inter Miami vs Hong Kong match on February 4 that will have eight-time Ballon d’Or recipient Lionel Messi as part of the line-up.

To buy tickets for the Chinese New Year Cup, visit the event website.

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How many races are there?

The majority of runners will take part in three main races: the full marathon (42 km), half marathon (21 km) and the 10 km run. There will also be a 10 km wheelchair race, and a trial wheelchair race.

Each of the races will have different start times. The full marathon will have a six-hour limit and will have four staggered starts — at 6am, 6.20am, 6.40am, and 7am. The half marathon, which runners should complete within three hours, will begin earlier, with the first start at 5.40am, with subsequent starts at 7.50am, 8.10am, and 8.30am.

The 10 km run has an outer time limit of two hours, and will also have its first start at 5.40am, followed by starts at 6am, 6.20am, 6.40am, 7am, 7.20am, 7.40am, and 8am. The wheelchair races will begin at 5.20am (10 km) and 6.10 am (trial race), and have maximum time limits of 1 hour and 5 minutes, and 25 minutes respectively.

What are the race routes?

Two of the races — the full marathon and half marathon — will span across Hong Kong Island and Tsim Sha Tsui, while the other three races will be confined to Hong Kong Island. The race routes are:

Marathon

Start: Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Finish: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
Route: The marathon begins on Nathan Road, crosses Stonecutters and Ting Kau bridges, then runs through the Cheung Tsing and Western Harbour tunnels, and ends at Victoria Park.

Half marathon

Start: Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Finish: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
Route: The race starts at Nathan Road, goes along West Kowloon Highway, through the Western Harbour tunnel, then finishes at Victoria Park.

10 km race

Start: Island Eastern Corridor near Central-Wan Chai Bypass
Finish: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
Route: The race runs eastwards along the northern part of Hong Kong Island towards Shau Kai Wan, and back west towards Victoria Park.

Wheelchair 10 km

Start: Wan Chai Sports Ground, Wan Chai
Finish: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
Route: The route takes participants from Wan Chai Sports Ground to Central Pier via Hung Hing Road and Lung Wo Road, and then takes them east towards Victoria Park by way of Lockhart Road and Hennessey Road.

Wheelchair trial

Start: Wan Chai Sports Ground, Wan Chai
Finish: Victoria Park, Causeway Bay
Route: The race starts at Wan Chai Sports Ground, runs through Marsh Road, Lockhart Road, and Sugar Street, before ending at Victoria Park.

Which roads are closed during the marathon?

The following roads in the Yau Tsim Mong district will be closed on January 21 for the full and half marathons, and will be reopened gradually at or before 10.15am, depending on the progress of the marathon:

• The entire section of Nathan Road between Salisbury Road and Gascoigne Road (north-south direction)
• A section of northbound Nathan Road between Gascoigne Road and Argyle Street
• Argyle Street westbound between Nathan Road and Tong Mi Road

The Eastern Corridor from Victoria Park Road to Shau Kei Wan and the Central-Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel will be closed for the 10 km race, from 1.30am onwards on January 21. Vehicles will be diverted to Connaught Road Central, Gloucester Road, King’s Road, etc. Vehicles travelling to and from the Eastern Harbour Crossing must use the Sai Wan Ho or Thornhill entrances and exits to enter and exit the tunnel. These routes will be gradually reopened, depending on the progress of the marathon.

For more information about road closures and traffic diversions, refer to the government press release.

What are the MTR timings during the marathon?

The first departures of all MTR lines will be advanced on January 21, except for the Disneyland Resort and New East Rail lines. The first trains on the Tuen Ma Line and East Rail Line will depart at 3:25am. Trains will depart every 8-15 minutes and resume normal services from 6am.

What will the bus schedules be on race day?

There will be 28 special bus routes to take runners going to Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay on race day. Participants can also take the following overnight bus routes, which operate between 12am and 5.40am:

• N21, N21A: Airport (Ground Transportation Centre) to Tsim Sha Tsui
• N50: Tuen Mun (Yan Po Road) to Tsim Sha Tsui (Kowloon Station)
• N216: Yau Tong Public Transport Interchange to Hung Hom Station
• N241: Cheung Wang to Hung Hom Station
• N271: Tai Po (Fu Heng) to Hung Hom Station
• N281: Kam Ying Court to Hung Hom Station
• N796: Lohas Park to Mong Kok (Circular)

Starting from 11.15pm on January 20, about 210 daytime buses and 35 green minibus routes will adjust their services in phases, including suspending, shortening or changing their routes, and temporarily relocating stops until the roads are reopened.

What will the weather be like during the marathon?

The marathon will take place just after the expected cold snap next week, but minimum temperatures will start to drop on the morning of January 21, with a forecasted low of 15 degrees Celsius. There is a low chance of rain, with humidity levels ranging between 55% and 75%.

For more information on Hong Kong weather, visit the Hong Kong Observatory website.

How much prize money will the winners get?

Hong Kong male permanent residents who complete the full marathon within three hours will get HK$10,000, while women who hold permanent residency in the city who finish the race in under 3.5 hours will also get HK$10,000. There are other special prizes for permanent residents who finish the various races in the top three positions.

For more information about the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2024, visit the event website.

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Both teams have a total of 23 players each. The Owen All Stars team will include Spanish footballer Luis García and former England player and coach Robbie Fowler, alongside Hong Kong players like Lee Kin-wo and Lau Wing-yip. The Scholes Legends side will feature Portuguese star Luís Figo and French footballer Robert Pires, as well as local players such as Yan Lin Kin and former Hong Kong captain Leung Sui Wing.

Tickets for the match are priced at HK$280, HK$480, $680 and $980, and are available on Cityline. The match kicks off at 4pm, and will have three 30-minute sessions.

The news of the World Football Masters Cup 2024 comes shortly after it was announced that Lionel Messi will play in Hong Kong as part of a friendly match between Inter Miami and the local team on February 4, along with Spanish stars Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets.

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Lau opened 2024 with 7,125 points in the Female Kata category, 60 points ahead of Japan’s Hikaru Ono, who holds the World’s No. 2 ranking in the sport. In a Facebook post, Lau thanked her team, family, and friends for all their support and said that this career-defining achievement will motivate her to push boundaries.

The past year was a big one for Lau, who won her first gold medal at the Asian Karate Championships in Malacca in July 2023, as well as her first silver at the World Championships in Budapest in October. She also represented Hong Kong at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, where she won a bronze in the women’s kata event, making her the first Hong Kong athlete to take home an Olympic gold in karate.

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The match is part of Inter Miami’s first international tour, and the team’s co-founder, former England captain David Beckham, will be in the city for the event. Spanish stars Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets will also be part of the Inter Miami line-up during the Hong Kong match. This will be the first time that Messi will be in Hong Kong since 2014, when he came to the SAR with the Argentina national team, while David Beckham visited Hong Kong and Macau during the past year.

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The best players from the Hong Kong First Division League will face off against Inter Miami during the game, which is part of the American club’s 2024 pre-season. The club has also revealed that Inter Miami will play in Saudi Arabia on January 29 and February 1.

Tickets will for the Hong Kong match and training session will only be available on the Klook app, and each person can buy a maximum of four tickets. Once buyers have purchased their tickets, they will get an event voucher and a QR code that they need to enter the stadium.

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In a statement, Inter Miami co-owner and former England captain David Beckham said, “Hong Kong is a beautiful city with a great sports scene. Throughout my career, I have spent a lot of time in Asia — I am so pleased to have the opportunity to bring Inter Miami to play our first international tour match in this fantastic city.”

Inter Miami will take on the best players from the Hong Kong First Division League during the match, which will is part of the American club’s 2024 pre-season.  Tickets for the game will cost between HK$880 and HK$4,880, and will go on sale on December 15 on Klook. Football fans can also buy tickets for an open training session on February 3 at the Hong Kong Stadium.

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Messi was recently revealed as Time’s Athlete of the Year for 2023, during which the Argentina star received his eighth Ballon d’Or award and joined Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami — a move that was instrumental in turning the US into “a fútbol nation”. These achievements come after Argentina won its third FIFA World Cup in November 2022, when Messi took home the Golden Ball — an honour bestowed on the best player of the tournament.

Earlier this year, David Beckham made a surprise stop in Hong Kong, and showed up at the Adidas store at Pacific Place. The football star interacted with the fans who thronged the mall to catch a glimpse of him and took selfies with them.

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These powerhouses join previously announced players — hometown hero Coleman Wong, rising mainland star Shang Juncheng, and World Top 50 ranked player Mackenzie McDonald — as ATP Tour tennis returns to Hong Kong bigger and better than ever from 31 December 2023 to 7 January 2024 at Victoria Park Tennis Stadium.

With BOCHKTO 2024 enjoying pride of place as one of the events in the opening week of the global ATP 2024 Season, more players will be announced in the coming days as some of the game’s top stars prepare for the first Grand Slam of the season at the Australian Open beginning a fortnight after Hong Kong.

Today’s announcement sees some leading lights of global tennis lining up to welcome the return of ATP Tour excitement to Hong Kong. Several of the players confirmed today are Grand Slam or ATP Masters 1000 winners or have already been ranked inside the world’s top 10 in their illustrious careers, including Andrey Rublev, who enters BOCHKTO 2024 as the highest ranked player in the tournament at fifth in the world currently. 

Rublev has won an impressive 14 ATP Tour singles titles and claimed his first ATP Masters 1000 singles victory at the Monte Carlo Masters in 2023. He has appeared in eight Grand Slam quarter-finals since 2020, and reached the last eight this year at the Australian Open, the US Open, and for the first time ever at Wimbledon, before losing to Novak Djokovic. He also won the Swedish Open in 2023, defeating Casper Ruud in the final. The 26 year-old also reached his second Masters 1000 singles final of the year in Shanghai, losing to No.16 seed Hubert Hurkacz and advanced to finals in Dubai, Halle, and Banja Luka.

BOCHKTO 2024 also welcomes world No. 15 Karen Khachanov, who has won five ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 crown in Paris in 2018; Frances Tiafoe, who cracked the world’s top ten earlier this year after winning the third ATP singles title of his career in June; and Marin Cilic, who has won 20 ATP Tour singles titles, including a major at the 2014 US Open.

In keeping with HKCTA’s mission to connect the entire community, the BOCHKTO 2024 Tournament Village will offer fun activities for everyone, and is free to enter throughout the tournament. With a giant screen broadcasting the live centre court action, prizes and giveaways, tennis themed games and activities, a mini-tennis court, shopping and more, the village is the place to be for tennis fans and the general public alike, and a great spot to ring in 2024 with a ball.  

Throughout the tournament, fans can enjoy photo ops and interactive tennis games at BOCHK’s booth in the village. ATP star players will also visit the booth during the week to meet and sign autographs for fans, allowing the public to cheer on the stars in person.

With local star Coleman Wong already announced in the field, the village will also serve as a rallying point for fans to cheer on their hometown heroes in the Hong Kong Booth. The booth also features Hong Kong themed souvenirs and merchandise, and even art exhibits sharing the unique and vibrant culture of the city with residents and tourists from around the world. 

Tickets for BOCHKTO 2024, starting from HK$240, can be purchased online. More information can be found at the Tournament’s official website.

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Early access three-day passes — priced at HK$1,950 for adults, while those for children aged between 3 and 12 years old cost HK$950 — are sold out. Currently, there are promotional packages up for sale: The 3-Day Captain’s Corner Pass (HK$15,000) and Captain’s Corner Upgrade Pass (HK$13,050) that provide prime views of the pitch overlooking the South Stand, free flow drinks, lunch, and snacks.

Earlier this year, the Hong Kong Sevens was included among the all-new SVNS — the revamped international rugby circuit that will be held in eight cities across the world. The new competition will feature 12 men’s and 12 women’s teams, and will kick off in December 2023 in Dubai, and then head to Cape Town, Perth, Vancouver, and Los Angeles, before arriving in Hong Kong. 

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Philip Mok, President of HKCTA, stated “…BOCHKTO 2024 is poised to be a world-class sporting spectacle, showcasing the best of men’s tennis. It will captivate sports fans and bolster the city’s reputation as a hub for world-class sporting events in the region. “

Tickets for BOCHKTO 2024 can be purchased online with prices ranging from HK$240 to HK$1460. For the best deal in town, fans can purchase tickets using a BOC Credit Card or BoC Pay mobile payment application to receive a 25% discount off all tickets through the end of the tournament. Alternatively, fans can enjoy a 15% early-bird discount on all tickets purchased between 18 October and 31 October and a 10% discount on tickets purchased between 1 November and 30 November by any other payment method. 

VIP hospitality boxes are also on sale, offering premium hospitality and delectable F&B paired with the best seats in the house, as well as unparalleled proximity to the on-court action. A diverse range of boxes are available, designed to cater for all preferences. VIP box hospitality packages can be purchased through HKCTA at 2504 8592 or hktennisopen@tennishk.org.

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