Mong Kok Stadium

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Mong Kok Stadium
旺角 大 球場
旺 丁 場
Mong Kok Stadium (2015)
Mong Kok Stadium (2015)
Earlier names

Army Sports Ground - 陸軍 球場 (until 1961)
Mong Kok Municipal Stadium - 旺角 市政 球場 (1961–1973)

Data
place 37 Flower Market Road,
Mongkok , Kowloon , Hong Kong , China
Hong KongHong Kong
Coordinates 22 ° 19 '34 "  N , 114 ° 10' 22.5"  E Coordinates: 22 ° 19 '34 "  N , 114 ° 10' 22.5"  E
owner Hong Kong government
operator Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)
opening 1961
October 16, 2011
(renovation 2009-2011)
Renovations 2009-2011
Extensions 1990–1991 (grandstand seats)
surface Natural grass
costs approx. HK $ 275.5 million (renovation 2009-2011)
architect Design 2 (HK)
(renovation 2009-2011)
capacity 6,769 people
Capacity (internat.) 6,600 seats
127 VIP seats
42 wheelchair spaces
playing area 105 m × 65 m
Societies)
Events
MKS
(Mong Kok Stadium - Before Renovation)
Mong Kok Stadium, 2007
Stadium sign MKS, 2006
Main entrance to Flower Market Road - MKS, 2008
Auditorium - VIP, 2009
Mong Kok Stadium, 2009
MKS - scoreboard, 2009
MKS - Kisok, 2009
Hong Kong – Macau Interport Game ( 港澳 埠 際 足球賽 ), 2009

The Mong Kok Stadium , MKS for short ( Chinese  旺角 大 球場  /  旺角 大 球场 , Pinyin Wàngjiăo Dàqiúchǎng , Jyutping Wong 6 gok 3 Daai 6 kau 4 coeng 4 , short 旺角 場  /  旺角 场 , Wàngjiăo Chǎng , Jyutping Wong 6 gok 3 Coeng 4 , coll. 旺 丁 場  /  旺 丁 场 , Wàngdīng Chǎng , Jyutping Wong 6 ding 1 Coeng 4 ) is a football stadium in Hong Kong 's Mongkok district on the Kowloon peninsula . The 23,800 m² stadium is one of the most important football venues for the HKFA in Hong Kong and is home to the home games of various football clubs such as Kitchee SC and Pegasus FC in the Hong Kong Premier League (HKPL). After a 24-month renovation, it was reopened on October 16, 2011 with a capacity (international) of 6,600 seats. (As of 2019)

history

The former Army Sports Ground ( 陸軍 球場  /  陆军 球场 , lùjūn qiúchǎng , Jyutping luk 6 gwan 1 kau 4 coeng 4 ), today Mong Kok Stadium (MKS), was a sports facility of the British Army in Hong Kong until 1961. It borders directly to the south on Boundary Street ( 界限 街 ), the administrative boundary between the Kowloon region and the New Territories , to the west on Embarkment Road ( 基 堤道 ) and north on Prince Edward Road West ( 太子 道 西 ) and lies northwest of the Diocesan Boys' School . After the stadium was handed over in 1961 to the then Urban Council ( 市 政局 , shìzhèngjú , Jyutping si 5 zing 3 guk 6  - “Municipal Administration Office”) as the owner and operator, it is known to the population as the Municipal Stadium from 1961 to 1973 ( 市政 球場  /  市政 球场 , shìzhèng qiúchǎng , Jyutping si 5 zing 3 kau 4 coeng 4 ) known. Since June 6, 1973, after it was officially released as a public football stadium, it has been known by its current name as Mong Kok Stadium ( 旺角 大 球場  /  旺角 大 球场 ).

Stadium renovation

1990

In the 1990s, the Mong Kok Stadium was structurally altered several times to accommodate the increased number of visitors to the stadium. During the renovation work in September 1990, athletics tracks were removed in order to increase the stadium's audience capacity to 7,500. This work lasted about a year and was completed by the end of 1991. Games and events during the renovation phase were moved to the neighboring stadium in Sham Shui Po . In the meantime, due to the renovation work in Hong Kong's largest stadium, the Hong Kong Stadium (HKS), which lasted until 1994 , the number of stadium visitors in Mongkok rose again. We expanded the Zuschauertribühne temporarily with two aluminum bleachers for 1,000 seats in 8500 places.

2009

Due to a lack of rooms for doping control, press and media room for journalists, technical options for online data transmission, internet access, etc. the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) called on the responsible authorities to improve the existing infrastructure in order to meet the international standard for stadium facilities. In August 2008, the Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) submitted the necessary applications to the Hong Kong government to improve the stadium infrastructure in Mongkok and requested that the stadium seats be increased to 10,000. After discussions and public discussions in the responsible committee of the local district council ("District Council") of Yau Tsim Mong with the technical planning offices and the HKFA, the planning committee decided on a stadium capacity of 6,600 seats, roofing of the two north and south grandstands, installation of video surveillance system , Parking space extension, break room for players and referees, room for doping control, etc. The renovation and renovation work lasted from September 1, 2009 to October 14, 2011 and cost around HK $ 275.5 million.

During the renovation of the sports facility, attention was paid to reducing energy and water consumption as well as barrier-free construction . A thermal solar system with solar collector for hot water supply and a system for rainwater collection for lawn and plant watering was installed. The greening of the entire facility was generally strengthened, especially on the roof of the service building, on the upper level of the south stand and around the entire facility. Accessibility in the stadium has been improved by 42 wheelchair spaces including elevator and toilet facilities as well as an increase in the grandstand seats by 1.5 meters for better viewing angles and a new electronic scoreboard on the east stand. There are also further spatial improvements in the building such as a press and media center, doping control room, referee room, break room for players, kiosk, lockers and an increase in the number of shower and changing rooms, parking spaces and ticket sales counters as improvement measures.

2011 - reopening

The first game in the reopened MKS took place in the evening on October 16, 2011 between the two clubs Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei and Sham Shui Po SA of the Hong Kong First Division League . In order to advertise and attract more spectators to the reopened stadium in Mongkok, the responsible clubs reduced the admission prices from 60 to 20 HK $ per ticket and achieved a visitor record for the MKS with 4,499 spectators, which lasted until March 21, 2013. In this unofficial opening game of the MKS Sun Hei won against Sham Shui Po SA with 5–0.

The official celebration for the reopening of the FMD took place on the evening of November 15, 2011 with the then official Tsang, Tak-sing ( 曾 德 成 , Zēng Déchéng , Jyutping Zang 1 Dak 1 sing 4 ) - "Secretary of Home Affairs Bureau " ( 民政事務局局長  /  民政事务局 局长  - "Chief of the Hong Kong Internal Affairs Bureau") - instead. In addition to typical cultural event programs such as performances in traditional Wushu , dragon and lion dance , drum and flag play , cheerleading and brass band music , the highlight of the reopening ceremony is the official opening friendship game between the Russian National Youth Team and Hong Kong's official youth team ( Hong Kong Youth Representative Team ). The test match of the two youth teams ended with 2–1 for the Russian soccer guests.

event

Due to the city's central and convenient location, despite its relatively small capacity, the MKS hosts local league games of the Hong Kong Premier League as well as other international football and rugby events. Although the HKS is the representative home stadium for the Hong Kong national football and rugby team for international matches, both the MKS and Hong Kong's second largest sports stadium (as of 2018) , the Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground , are popular venues for international football matches and international rugby events such as the traditional Hong Kong – Macau Interport football match , the Super Rugby Championship , Asian Five Nations and Asia Rugby Championship . In addition, cultural events of social associations take place in the stadium, such as Hong Kong's female scout organization ( 香港 女童 軍 總會  /  香港 女童 军 总会  - " Hong Kong Girl Guides Association "), Hong Kong's traffic watch ( 香港 交通安全 會  /  香港 交通安全 会  - " Hong Kong Road Safety Association ") or the Catholic youth organization ( 香港 基督 少年 軍  /  香港 基督 少年 军  - " Boys' Brigade Hong Kong , BBHK").

traffic

The stadium can be easily reached via public transport by rail or bus (e.g. KMB ). The nearby subway -Haltestelle Prince Edward Station ( 太子站 ) of the Kwun Tong Line and Tsuen Wan Line west of the stadium or on the station Mong Kok East Station ( 旺角東站  /  旺角东站 ) of the East Rail Line of the MTR in The MKS is just a few minutes' walk south. The MKS is connected to the bus network of the largest local bus operator KMB via numerous bus lines . The stadium itself has 16 parking spaces for cars, 2 parking spaces for coaches, 1 parking space for the disabled and 1 parking space for motorcycles, but their use by the public on event days is prohibited. The main entrance to the stadium is on Flower Market Road ( 花 墟 道 ). Further entrances are on Boundary Street ( 界限 街 ) and Yuen Po Street - Birdsgarden ( 園圃 街  /  园圃 街 - 雀鳥 花園  /  雀鸟 花园 ).

gallery

  • Mong Kok Stadium (MKS) - After the renovation

  • MKS - Mong Kok Stadium, 2013

  • MKS - Prince Edward, 2015

  • Main entrance - Flower Market Road, 2015

  • Main entrance area - interior view, 2012

  • Mong Kok Stadium - West Stand, 2011

  • Boundary Street - North Stand, 2011

  • Auditorium - MKS, 2011

  • Flower Market Road - South Stand, 2011

  • MKS - Scoreboard - Osttribühne, 2011

  • MKS - goal area - "penalty area", 2011

Web links

Commons : Mong Kok Stadium  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

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