China News Service, January 24. According to Hong Kong's "Dian News", the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of Hong Kong, Yang Yunxiong, said at the Legislative Council meeting today (24th) that the number of large-scale pop music concerts currently held in Hong Kong has gradually recovered. As for the situation before the epidemic, many of them were performances by internationally renowned singers.
According to statistics, in 2023, on average, about two internationally renowned singers will hold large-scale concerts in Hong Kong each month with more than 10,000 people each, and most of them will be more than one. Currently, internationally renowned singers have been confirmed to come to Hong Kong in 2024. Big concert.
Yang Yunxiong pointed out that in terms of venue numbers, the utilization rate of extremely popular concert venues such as the Hong Kong Coliseum (Coliseum) in the past five years has been close to 100%. Among the large-scale events held at AsiaWorld-Expo and the Central Harbourfront Event Space last year, There are also some popular concerts, with the number of people per concert ranging from 10,000 to 20,000.
It can be seen that holding large-scale pop concerts by internationally renowned singers in Hong Kong is not without attraction.
Yang Runxiong pointed out that although the decision by the organizers of these concerts whether to hold them in Hong Kong is a commercial decision driven by the market, and the SAR government rarely provides financial assistance, relevant government departments have always provided corresponding assistance and convenience measures to attract and encourage More large-scale pop concerts by internationally renowned singers are held in Hong Kong.
At present, the SAR government contacts some concert organizers from time to time to understand their intentions and needs for holding concerts in Hong Kong.
In terms of venues, the Hong Kong SAR government understands that internationally renowned singers generally perform very frequently and need to confirm the time and place of performances in advance to plan their itinerary.
In this regard, the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department has provided "special booking" arrangements for organizers of such performances, allowing them to apply for booking more than one year in advance and will be given priority.
Yang Yunxiong continued that the number of waterfront venues for holding large-scale events has also increased. In addition to the Central waterfront event space, the Wan Chai waterfront event space covering an area of about 1.4 hectares is now available for rent by interested parties through short-term leases.
If the organizer intends to hold a concert in Hong Kong, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and the Hong Kong Tourism Board will refer the venue operator to the venue operator so that the two parties can further discuss and conduct business negotiations, and will continue to provide appropriate support in the process.
In addition, the Kai Tak Sports Park covering an area of about 28 hectares will be completed in phases by the end of this year, providing the public with an additional world-class multi-activity venue.
Yang Runxiong said that there are three venues in the sports park. Among them, the main venue is equipped with a retractable top cover with sound insulation function and a flexible lawn system, which can provide up to 50,000 seats for large-scale performance venues; while the indoor stadium also has The foldable seating system can hold entertainment events such as concerts with up to 10,000 spectators.