Indoor Stadia

The 12 500-seat Hong Kong Coliseum and 3 600-seat Queen Elizabeth Stadium are well equipped multipurpose indoor stadia for the staging of a wide range of activities from spectacular entertainment and cultural performances to international sports, celebration and convention events.

The Coliseum’s flexible seating arrangements and excellent facilities are ideal for staging large-scale events. The year’s highlights included concerts by singers Stafanie Sun from Singapore; Michael Wong from Malaysia; and F4, David Tao, Mayday, Liu Chia-chang, Leehom Wang, Jolin Tsai, Richie Jen and Huang Ping-yuan from Taiwan. Local artists included TWINS, Hacken Lee, Eason Chan, Shirley Kwan, Justin, Mark Lui, Ronald Cheng, Soler, Anthony Lun, Vivian Chow, Soft Hard, Grasshopper, Emil Chow, Edmond Leung, Paul Wong, HOCC, Jenny Tseng and Paula Tsui. Special appearance of artists and orchestras included Chang Hsin-che with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Anthony Wong with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Joey Yung with the Moravian Philharmonic as well as Jim Chim with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Other significant events included the 2006 FIVB World Grand Prix—Hong Kong volleyball tournament, 15^th Eastcolight Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitation Championship, 25^th Hong Kong Film Awards Presentation Ceremony and variety shows that celebrated the 9^th anniversary of the reunification of Hong Kong with China and the 57^th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Altogether, the Coliseum hosted 159 performances which attracted a total audience of 1 558 500.

Players follow the ball in the 15th Eastcolight Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitation Championship. The Championship is one of the major events held annually at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

Queen Elizabeth Stadium

Queen Elizabeth Stadium played host to a wide variety of events including the 15^th Eastcolight Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitation Championship, Hong Kong Open Badminton Championships, Hong Kong Annual Badminton Championship Final, Volkswagen Pro Tour Grand Finals (Table Tennis), NBA Celebrity Jam, 903 All-Star Charity Match, Streetball Invasion Asia Tour (Hong Kong), World Fire-fighters Games, International Arts Carnival, Heroes by the Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe, Kunzel's Hollywood Spectacular by the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and pop concerts by British bands Franz Ferdinand and Simple Minds and local artists Cream, Barry Yip and duo Peter Cheung and Andrew Cheung. A total of 298 performances were staged before a total audience of 447 800.

Revellers enjoy the 'Summer Fun Party' in Queen Elizabeth Stadium at the launch of the International Arts Carnival 2006.