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Hong Kong Government moves to tackle ticket scalpers
Following fan outrage over inflated secondary ticket sales at recent events, Hong Kong Government Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has advised that she is looking to crack down on…
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Tourism to generate 2.4 million new jobs in Indonesia
Newly released data from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) shows that the tourism industry is set to generate 2.4 million new jobs in Indonesia in the coming years. Speaking at…
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Shanghai Municipality to build eight new professional sports stadia by 2035
The municipal government of the Chinese city of Shanghai has unveiled plans to construct at least eight new venues for professional sport in the city by 2035. The Yutang Sports website…
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Indian Government looks to privatise major stadia
The Indian Government is looking to privatise stadia owned and managed by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to boost its visitor experience. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Cabinet Minister…
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Three groups move to next stage in Hong Kong sports park project
Three consortiums - headed by an Alibaba Group subsidiary, New World Development and Dragages Hong Kong respectively - have made the Hong Kong Government Home Affairs Bureau’s…
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Six bids submitted for HK$32 billion Kai Tak Sports Park project
The Hong Kong Government has advised that the long-awaited sports park project at the site of the former Kai Tak airport has attracted six bidders for its design, construction and operation…
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China grapples with rise in childhood obesity
Rising affluence in China has seen a dramatic rise in obesity among children and adolescents with around one in six boys and one in 11 girls found as being obese in a new study. The study,…
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India-Pakistan Test cricket series unlikely to proceed
With continued uncertainty over the staging of a potential India-Pakistan cricket series, the matches now look unlikely to proceed. First planned to be staged in India, opposition to the…
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