Aberdeen Sports Ground () is a rugby union and football sports ground situated at 108

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, Hong Kong. It is the home stadium of

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football club Southern and

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. Inside the stadium, there is one running track (6 lanes, 400m) and one natural grass pitch. Aberdeen Sports Ground is also the venue for 30 Hour Famine in Hong Kong. After successfully gaining the right to play in the 2012–13 season on 8 April 2012, Southern continued to use Aberdeen Sports Ground as their home ground in the First Division. As a result of

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in September 2018, Aberdeen Sports Ground's West stand and canopy were damaged and deemed unusable. In November, a temporary canopy was erected over the East stand in order to allow for the remainder of Southern's home matches to be played at the stadium. On 21 June 2019, the

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announced that renovation work had begun on the stadium and that the facility would be closed to the public until 31 March 2020.

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Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Aberdeen Sports Ground
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