Hong Kong to host over 100 ‘value for money’ mega events in second half of year

Hong Kong will host more than 100 mega events in the second half of the year, including 15 new shows, conferences and exhibitions, which the government says are “value for money” in terms of attracting visitors and bringing economic benefits to the city.

Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun on Tuesday announced a list of mega events added to the city’s calendar between July to December. These included 42 large-scale conferences, 25 artistic and creative activities, 15 sports competitions, 13 functions related to finance, the economy and the innovation and technology sector, and 11 festive events.

To attract visitors to the city, the government was also discussing with “relevant parties” the possibility of preserving sets of Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, the city’s award-winning martial arts film featuring the Kowloon Walled City, and turning them into exhibits, Wong said.

Including mega events that had already taken place, the city would hold 210 mega…