Sevens to Heavens

Hong Kong’s favourite international rugby tournament returns, plus five more events for November

By Lauren James

Whip out your banana suit, slap on your sunscreen and charge your glass: the Hong Kong Sevens returns this month after three years of postponement, though expect certain rules to keep everyone safe. Fans attending the tournament will need to be fully vaccinated with a vaccine pass, use the LeaveHomeSafe app, wear masks and sit in groups of no more than eight, and capacity of the 40,000-seat arena is restricted to 85 per cent. Drinks are the only permitted refreshments in the stands, with food limited to designated areas. And despite hotel quarantine being nixed in time for the rugby, the number of overseas spectators will be far lower than at previous tournaments. That said, the matches represent a turning point in Hong Kong’s “zero covid” pandemic strictures and will…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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