Indoor Stadia

The 12 500-seat Hong Kong Coliseum and 3 600-seat Queen Elizabeth Stadium are well-equipped multi-purpose indoor stadia that are used to stage a wide range of activities from international sports, spectacular entertainment and cultural performances, to celebration and convention events.
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During the Dragon Jamboree at the Hong Kong Coliseum, more than
10 000 youngsters from the Mainland, Macao, Taiwan and Hong Kong beating a Guinness world record of the Largest Drum Ensemble.
Hong Kong Coliseum

The Coliseum's flexible seating arrangements and excellent facilities are ideal for staging large-scale events. The year's highlights included concerts by singers Ayumi Hamasaki from Japan; Olivia Newton-John from Australia; Fish Leong from Malaysia; and Harlem Yue, Mayday, Jay Chau, Tsai Chin and David Tao from Taiwan. Local artists included Leon Lai, Liu Feng Ping, Donald Cheung, Sammi Cheng, George Lam, Teresa Carpio, Kwan Kuk Ying, Jacky Cheung, Leo Ku, Danny Summer, Liza Wang, Miriam Yeung, Michael Lai, Eason Chan, Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, Joey Yung, Hacken Lee and Kenny Bee, plus standup comedy by Jan Lamb. Artists Ronald Cheng and Edmond Leung made special appearances with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and pianist Lang Lang performed a concert.
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Local artist Miriam Yeung holding a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
Other significant events included the 2007 FIVB World Grand Prix — Hong Kong volleyball tournament, the Gymnastics Elites Extravaganza, the Dragon Jamboree and variety shows celebrating the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR and the 58th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. A special memorial service was also held to bid farewell to Hong Kong's beloved comedienne Lydia Sum Tin-ha.

Altogether, the Coliseum hosted 185 performances that attracted a total audience of 1 862 900.

Queen Elizabeth Stadium

Queen Elizabeth Stadium played host to a wide variety of events including the 10th anniversary celebration of the establishment of the HKSAR: the Euro-Asia Snooker Master Challenge 2007, the International DanceSport Extravaganza, the Hong Kong Open Badminton Super Series 2007, the Hong Kong Annual Badminton Championship Final, the Hong Kong Bench Press Invitation Championships 2007, the Keynote Workshop for the IDEA 2007 — 6th World Congress of International Drama/Theatre and Education Association, Nodame Live by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and standup comedy by Wong Tze Wah. 
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Top European and Asian snooker players, including Hong Kong snooker star Marco Fu, participating in the
Euro-Asia Snooker Master Challenge 2007.
Altogether, the Stadium hosted 198 performances and a total audience of 334 200.

In preparation for the East Asian Games scheduled for late 2009, the Stadium was closed for renovation and improvement works for about six months from January 2008.

 
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