Hong Kong Stadium

Hong Kong Stadium

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Hong Kong Stadium as seen from Eastern Hospital Road in November 2012
Former names	Government Stadium
Location	55 Eastern Hospital Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Coordinates	22°16′25.9″N114°11′19.4″E / 22.273861°N 114.188722°E / 22.273861; 114.188722
Public transit	Causeway Bay station
Owner	Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Operator	Leisure and Cultural Services Department
Capacity	40,000 [1]
Field size	105 by 68 metres (344 ft × 223 ft)
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1953;71 years ago (1953)
Renovated	1994;30 years ago (1994)
Construction cost	US$85 million
Architect	HOK Sport [2]
Tenants
Hong Kong national football team Hong Kong national rugby union team Eastern (2018–2019)

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12. "2009/10賽季各球會主場". Paper.wenweipo.com. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
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16. "Hong Kong Stadium mudbath blamed on poor management". 29 July 2013.
17. Kelly Ip (31 July 2013). "Returfing looms after pitch fiasco". The Standard. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
18. "Hong Kong Stadium turf pitch reconstruction making good progress (with photo)". Hong Kong Government. 23 September 2015.
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20. Delfino, Brendan (25 May 1996). "Councillors hopping mad at bungee jumper". South China Morning Post.
21. Mary Ann Benitez and Eddie Luk (17 January 2013). "Kai Tak Fantasy will become reality". The Standard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.

External links

• Official homepage (in English)
• Picture of old Government Stadium and Hong Kong Stadium

Hong Kong Stadium
Traditional Chinese	香港大球場
Simplified Chinese	香港大球场
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xiānggǎng Dàqiúcháng Wade–Giles Hsiangkang Tach'iuch'ang Yale Romanization Syānggǎng Dàchyóucháng IPA [ɕjáŋkàŋ tâtɕʰjǒʊʈʂʰǎŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Hēunggóng Daaihkàuhchèuhng Jyutping Hoeng1gong2 Daai6kau4coeng4 IPA [hœ́ːŋkɔ̌ːŋtàːikʰɐ̏utsʰœ̏ːŋ]

v t e Hong Kong national rugby union team
Hong Kong Rugby Union
History	History
Players	All Players Salom Yiu Rowan Varty Cado Lee Nick Hewson
Home stadiums	Hong Kong Stadium Mong Kok Stadium Hong Kong Football Club Stadium King's Park Sports Ground
Competitions and trophies	Rugby World Cup Asia Rugby Championship Pacific Rim Rugby Championship Cup of Nations ARFU Asian Rugby Series Rugby World Cup Sevens Asian Games Asian Sevens Series
Related teams	Sevens Dragons U20s U19s U18s
Matches	By opponent Japan Canada Russia Germany Kenya South Korea Malaysia See also 2015 Rugby World Cup qualifier 2019 Rugby World Cup qualifier
See also	Hong Kong Sevens British Hong Kong