Yuen Long Stadium to get facelift

The Yuen Long Stadium will be temporarily closed from August 15 for redevelopment works, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced on Monday.

The facelift will see the reprovisioning of an 11-a-side natural turf football pitch, an eight-lane 400-meter-long athletics track and other field facilities, and both the east and west spectator stands with fixed covers.

Existing ancillary facilities will also be upgraded to comply with the Asian Football Confederation Stadium Regulations and the standards and requirements of World Athletics simultaneously, according to the department.

“After the redevelopment, Yuen Long Stadium will be suitable for hosting AFC-sanctioned international matches and local football matches, and will become a main venue for holding school athletics meets in the district,” a department statement read.

“The Stadium will also be available for community jogging, track and field training and other sports activities on non-event days,” it wrote, adding that members of the public can use Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground and the artificial turf pitch of Tin Yip Road Park in the same district during the redevelopment period.