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| Macpherson Stadium, Hong Kong | |||||||||||
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 Facade of Macpherson Stadium in 2021 | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麥花臣室內體育館 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 麦花臣室内体育馆 | ||||||||||
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MacPherson Stadium (Chinese: 麥花臣室內體育館) is an indoor stadium that plays an important role to the development of youth recreation in Hong Kong. Located at Yim Po Fong Street, on the edge of Mong Kok, a high population density area, it has a capacity of 1,850.[1]
The stadium is within Queen Elizabeth II Youth Centre (伊利沙伯女皇二世青年遊樂場館). It is adjacent to the Macpherson Playground (麥花臣遊樂場) which has a football pitch and acts as a gathering place for youth. The stadium is managed by the Hong Kong Playground Association.
It hosted the official 1983 Asian Basketball Championship.
- ^ Chan, Kin-wa (12 October 2008). "Stars from Hong Kong's sporting world bid fond farewell to MacPherson Stadium". South China Morning Post. Hong Kong. Retrieved 12 November 2014.