The popular Hong Kong music group MIRROR announced earlier that they will hold a concert in the Red Pavilion. The Leisure and Cultural Services Department said yesterday (25th) that in order to combat ticket speculation, the department took the initiative to discuss with the MIRROR concert organizer to discuss the concert ticket sales and related admissions. The organizer is welcome to actively cooperate with the "real-name system" to sell tickets.
The DAB met with the Acting Secretary for Home Affairs, Chen Jizhi, to discuss relevant matters. Cheng Yongshun, a legislator of the party, said on a radio program this morning (26th) that it was unacceptable to sell tickets to sky-high prices before. According to the current plan, Tickets cannot be transferred after purchase by the public, but they can be refunded. If the transfer is allowed, it is believed that there will be loopholes.
He is also concerned about how early the public needs to wait to enter the venue. He believes that it is unacceptable to have to wait an hour earlier. There are many ways to deal with real-name entry, such as QR codes.
A total of 12 concert tickets for the popular Hong Kong music group Mirror will be sold under the real-name system.
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The LCSD said yesterday that in order to combat ticket speculation, it took the initiative to discuss relevant arrangements with the MIRROR concert organizer, and welcomes the organizer to actively cooperate with the "real-name system" to allow the public to purchase tickets for public sale through the URBTIX to reduce ticket speculation. chance.
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Some lawmakers hope that after the real-name system is adopted, more citizens can buy tickets
Zheng Yongshun said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium Times" that he welcomes the government's introduction of the real-name system, and believes that it is unacceptable that tickets have been speculated to sky-high prices before. The nature and specific effects remain to be seen.
When asked how many tickets are for public sale, he said that in the past, 70% of the tickets were usually subscribed internally, and 30% were for public sale.
DAB Legislative Council member Cheng Wing-shun (file photo/photo by Law Kwan-ho)
The bureau prefers that tickets are non-transferable, failure to attend can only be refunded
Zheng Yongshun also mentioned that the bureau prefers that the tickets are non-transferable and can only be refunded if necessary. However, citizens may sometimes fail to show up and hope to transfer them to relatives and friends. In this regard, Zheng said that there is always a dilemma. The transfer may constitute a loophole, and the public can only choose to refund the ticket.
He also hopes that there will be a cap on the number of tickets each person can buy, but the details will be announced by the organizers.
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Waiting for more than an hour to enter is not acceptable
The host mentioned that a few years ago, the concert performed by Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi in Hong Kong also offered real-name tickets. Held at the Hong Kong Cultural Center that year, there were only about 2,000 spectators, but citizens had to queue for about 3 hours to enter the venue.
Zheng Yongshun said that the current experience and technology have improved. He believes that there is technology to deal with how to verify the identity and enter the venue. He believes that it is unacceptable to wait for more than an hour.
He continued to point out that there are many ways to deal with real-name entry, such as QR codes, etc.
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