2025 National Games: real-name ticket system may be used, Hong Kong office says

Hong Kong’s coordination office for the National Games is studying whether to adopt a real-name system for tickets at prices ranging from a few dozen Hong Kong dollars up to about HK$500 (US$64).

Yeung Tak-keung, head of the National Games Coordination Office, said on Saturday that tickets would be sold from August on a unified platform for events to be held in the city, Macau and Guangdong province in November.

“It is estimated that the ticket prices will range from a few dozen dollars to about HK$500 at most, depending on the event, such as the preliminary or final round, and also the number of seats,” he said on a televised programme.

“We will try our best to set the ticket price to a level that is acceptable to all residents.”

Yeung said the local office was discussing ticketing details with authorities from Macau and Guangdong, including whether a real-name system would be used as well as other measures to combat scalpers.

“Whether the tickets could be transferred, whether to use a real-name system and how to crack down on scalpers will all be carefully considered,” he said, adding that more details would be released later.