Source: Hong Kong Information Services
Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau today announced ticketing arrangements for the 15th National Games (NG), the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities (NGD) and the 9th National Special Olympic Games (NSOG). The first batch of tickets for events in Hong Kong will be available for sale from August 28.
The Organising Committees of the 15th NG, the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG announced the arrangements at a press conference held in Guangzhou.
National Games Coordination Office (Hong Kong) Head Yeung Tak-keung said Hong Kong together with Guangdong and Macau will adopt the approach of “one platform, ticket purchase across three places” to facilitate ticket purchases for spectators.
Starting from today, Hong Kong residents can use their Hong Kong identity card or Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong & Macao Residents to log in to the 15th NG official ticketing website and the 12th NGD and 9th NSOG official ticketing website, as well as the official mini programmes on WeChat for real-name registration.
Competition tickets will be released for public sale in phases and batches starting from the end of August according to the competition schedules of the events.
The Hong Kong competition region has a total of 11 ticketed events covering eight competition events for the 15th NG and three competition events for the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG, with about 400,000 and 35,000 tickets for sale respectively.
The first batch of tickets for events in Hong Kong will be available for sale from August 28, covering beach volleyball, handball (men), basketball (men’s U22) and rugby sevens of the 15th NG.
Tickets for the other four competition events of the 15th NG, namely track cycling, golf, triathlon and fencing, and three events for the NGD of the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG, which are boccia, wheelchair fencing and para table tennis (TT11) will be available for sale by phases and batches in late September and early October in accordance with the competition schedules.
Regarding ticket prices, the three outdoor events in Hong Kong, i.e. golf, triathlon and beach volleyball, are each one single ticket price, ranging from RMB50 to RMB200 ($55 to $219).
The indoor events, i.e. handball (men), basketball (men’s U22), rugby sevens, track cycling and fencing, have varied ticket prices, with assigned seating, ranging from RMB50 to RMB500 ($55 to $549).
The three ticketed events for the 12th NGD and the 9th NSOG in Hong Kong are all marked at a single ticket price of RMB20 ($22).
Interested ticket buyers who have registered with real-name accounts on the above-mentioned platforms may purchase tickets under the real-name arrangements when tickets are released.
Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau residents may purchase tickets across competition events in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau on the official online ticketing platforms.
To obtain tickets for events in different competition regions, ticket buyers must use valid travel documents recognised by the respective competition region.
In addition to the official online ticketing platforms, the designated offline service provider for the Hong Kong competition region tickets is the China Travel Service (Hong Kong).
The tickets for the Hong Kong competition region will be sold in the form of half-day or full-day passes, and bear part of the ticket holder’s name and part of their identification document number.
Ticket holders must bring the relevant identification documents with tickets for admission.
A ticket holder with one ticket may watch multiple competitions held at the same venue within the half-day or full-day period and may enter and leave the venue freely during that period.
There will be limit on the number of tickets that can be purchased. Each order for events in Hong Kong is limited to six tickets and each valid identification document can only be used for one ticket for the same event.
For the mass participation event of the 15th NG, bowling, and the mass participation event of the 12th NGD and 9th NSOG, para dance sport, and Special Olympics table tennis, free admission will be offered through prior real-name registration.
The finals for the bowling mass participation event will be held from August 22 to 24 at the Kai Tak Sports Park Bowling Centre. Interested spectators can register starting tomorrow at 10am for a ticket exchange certificate.
There are 120 tickets available for the event each day, with a total of 360 tickets for the three-day event while stocks last.
Details on the ticketing arrangements for the 12th NGD and 9th NSOG events mass participation event para dance sport and Special Olympics table tennis will be announced later.