Queen Elizabeth Stadium

Queen Elizabeth Stadium
Traditional Chinese	伊利沙伯體育館
Simplified Chinese	伊利沙伯体育馆
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yīlìshābó Tǐyùguǎn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping ji1 lei6 saa1 baak3 tai2 juk6 gun2

The Queen Elizabeth Stadium is an indoor sport facility on the Morrison Hill in Wan Chai, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. First opened in 1980, it has a 3,500-seat arena, gymnasia, squash and badminton courts, and a multi-purpose hall. It was built by the Urban Council, and is now managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.

It hosted the official 1983 Asian Basketball Championship and the 2023 Gay Games.

History

Queen Elizabeth II made her first visit to Hong Kong, then a British colony, in May 1975.^[1] This Royal Visit became the namesake of the stadium. The construction was funded by various means including donations from local philanthropists such as Sir Tang Shiu-kin, and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club.

The foundation stone was laid by the Acting Governor Sir Denys Roberts on 21 December 1977.^[2] The stadium was opened by the Governor Sir Murray MacLehose on 27 August 1980.^[3] Since then the stadium has become one of the major venues for cultural and sports activities in Hong Kong.

Popular culture

Japanese pop singer Kenji Sawada, widely popular across Asia at the time, was one of the first artists to use the stadium as a concert venue (December 1980, just four months after its opening), followed by Taiwanese pop singer Teresa Teng in 1982. Many successful home-grown artists and pop stars also held concerts at the venue including George Lam, Michael Kwan, Danny Chan, Alan Tam, Samuel Hui and Beyond (band) (See 1970s and 1980s in Hong Kong). However, the stadium's status as the top concert venue in Hong Kong, or even Asia, was gradually eclipsed by the larger stadium Hong Kong Coliseum.

The stadium is also one of the major venues during the 2009 East Asian Games.

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Queen's Road East

Landmarks	Dorsett Wanchai Hong Kong Hotel Hopewell Centre Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island Hung Shing Temple Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple Mount Parish Mount Shadwell [yue] Old Wan Chai Post Office QRE Plaza Queen Elizabeth Stadium Ruttonjee Hospital Sunlight Tower Tang Shiu Kin Hospital Wah Yan College, Hong Kong Wan Chai Market Wu Chung House
Intersections	Amoy Street Anton Street Chuk Kui Terrace Gresson Street Kennedy Road Kennedy Street Landale Street Lee Tung Street Li Chit Street Lun Fat Street McGregor Street Monmouth Path Ship Street Siu Kin Lane Spring Garden Lane St. Francis Street Stone Nullah Lane Swatow Street Tai Wong Street East Tai Wong Street West Tai Yuen Street Wan Chai Road Wing Lok Lane Wing Fung Street Yen Wah Steps

Queensway

Landmarks	Hong Kong Police Headquarters Harcourt Garden Pacific Place High Court Building Queensway Government Offices Hong Kong Park Lippo Centre Chater Garden Bank of China Tower
Intersections	Cotton Tree Drive Justice Drive Rodney Street Tamar Street

Queen's Road Central

Landmarks

Cheung Kong Center Bank of China Building HSBC Building Entertainment Building LHT Tower Central Market

Intersections

Aberdeen Street Bank Street Battery Path Bonham Strand Chiu Lung Street Cleverly Street Cochrane Street D'Aguilar Street Douglas Lane Duddell Street Gilman Street Gilman's Bazaar Gough Street Graham Street Hillier Street Hing Lung Street Ice House Street Jubilee Street Ladder Street Li Yuen Street East Li Yuen Street West Lok Ku Road Mercer Street Morrison Street On Wo Lane Pedder Street Peel Street Possession Street Pottinger Street Queen Victoria Street Sai Street Theatre Lane Tung Man Street Tung Street Wardley Street Wellington Street Wing Kut Street Wing Sing Street (Duck Egg Street) Wing Wo Street Wyndham Street Yu Hing Lane

Queen's Road West

Landmarks	Government Civil Hospital [yue] St. Louis School St. Peter's Seamen's Church