Owing to the territory's subtropical climate, there are no natural

winter sports Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice. Most are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally, such games were only played in cold are ...

venues in Hong Kong. Several artificial ice rinks have been constructed since the late 20th century, mainly inside

shopping centres A shopping center (American English) or shopping centre (Commonwealth English), also called a shopping complex, shopping arcade, shopping plaza or galleria, is a group of shops built together, sometimes under one roof. The first known collec ...

List of ice rinks in Hong Kong

History

1972 - The First Ice Rink

In a subtropical city like

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...

, there is no ice and snow in winter. Ice skating was not available to the locals until the 1st artificial ice rink was built in Lai Chi Kwok Amusement Park or commonly called "Lai Yuen". ''Note'': A newspaper mentioned that there was an ice rink in a private club as early as 1940. As there is no other supporting that it was an artificial rink, it was included in this record.

1982 - The First Shopping Mall Ice Rink

Swire Properties Swire Properties Limited () is a property developer, owner and operator of mixed-use, principally commercial properties in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Founded and headquartered in Hong Kong in 1972, Swire Properties is a major property d ...

opened the first-ever shopping mall ice rink in

Cityplaza Cityplaza () is an office and shopping development, developed by Swire Properties, at 18 Taikoo Shing Road, Taikoo Shing, Hong Kong. It is adjacent to Taikoo Place, another office complex developed by Swire. The six-level shopping c ...

or commonly known as "

Taikoo Shing Taikoo Shing or Tai Koo Shing (), is a private residential development in Quarry Bay, in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is a part of Swire's property business, along with Taikoo Place, the adjacent Cityplaza retail and offi ...

". Although it was small rink, the ice rink got so popular that the rink was moved from Cityplaza Phase 1 to Cityplaza Phase 2, a much larger ice surface.

1990 to 1991 - Grow from 2 rinks to 5 rinks

Shopping Malls owner, seeing the successful story of Cityplaza Ice Palace, followed suits. 3 new ice rinks opens in 6 months time: # Hutchison Group opened Whampoa Super Ice in

Whampoa Garden Whampoa Garden () is the largest private housing estate in Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built on the site of the former Whampoa Dockyards by Hutchison Whampoa Property. The urban design of the estate incorporates concepts inspired by t ...

New World Development New World Development Company Limited (NWD), is a Hong Kong-based company focused on property, hotels, infrastructure and services and department stores. It was established on 29 May 1970 by Cheng Yu-tung. The company is publicly listed on the ...

opened Riviera Ice Chalet in Riviera Garden #

Sun Hung Kai Properties Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP; ) is a listed corporation and the largest property developer in Hong Kong as of 2019. The company is controlled by the Kwok family trust, largely the Kwok brothers. The Kwok family trust was set up by Kw ...

opened Tsuen Wan Plaza Ice Rink in

Tsuen Wan Plaza Tsuen Wan Plaza () is a private housing estate and shopping mall in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, located near the MTR Tsuen Wan West station, Tsuen Wan Ferry Pier, Nina Tower, Skyline Plaza, Citywalk and Citywalk 2. It is one of th ...

1990 to 1994 Mr. John Wagner - Ice Rink Resources Limited - 3 new rinks

Mr. John Wagner was the shopping mall manager of Cityplaza. He brought the idea of shopping mall ice rink to Hong Kong. After he retired from Swire Properties, he founded Ice Rink Resources Limited - an ice rink building and management company. His company not only build and manage Riviera Ice Chalet, but further involved in building/managing 3 more ice rinks in Hong Kong and the 1st ice rink in Macau: #

Sino Group Established in 1971, Sino Group () comprises three listed companies – Sino Land Company Limited (HKSE: 083), Tsim Sha Tsui Properties Limited (HKSE: 0247), Sino Hotels (Holdings) Limited (HKSE: 1221) – and private companies held by the Ng Fa ...

opened Crystal Palace in

Tuen Mun Town Plaza Tuen Mun Town Plaza (S as tmtplaza; Chinese: 屯門市廣場) is the largest shopping mall in the NW New Territories of Hong Kong. Established in 1988 and located in the town of Tuen Mun, it was developed by the Sino Group. It provides a large ...

(1992). The rink was converted from car park spaces and had a low ceiling and 2 columns on the ice.
Future Bright Group
opened Future Bright Ice Rink i
Future Bright Amusement Park
(1992) # Aberdeen Club opened Aberdeen Marina Club Ice Rink in Aberdeen Marina Club (1993) # ETON Properties opened Sky Rink in

Dragon Centre Dragon Centre is a nine-storey shopping centre in the Sham Shui Po area of Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was the largest in West Kowloon until the Elements opened above the Kowloon MTR station. History Located beside the historic Sham Shui Po Po ...

(1994). The rink was built on a site that was originally designed for a cinema, public area was very limited. Ice Rink Resources Limited's successor Ice Rink Management Asia Limited was formed in 1994 and kept on opening ice rinks around Asia.

1994 to 1997 3 ice rinks closed down

1994 Closure of Crystal Palace

1994 Crystal Palace closed down 1 year after Ice Rink Resources Limited, due to payment issues, withdraw from management. The site was changed to a shooting range.

??? Closure of Tsuen Wan Plaza Ice Rink

Unexpectedly, Tsuen Wan Plaza closed down and the site was rented to Jumpin Gym U.S.A.

1996-1997 Opening and closure of Yuen Long Plaza Ice Rink

It was said that Sun Hung Kai Properties moved some of the equipment of

and opened another rink in Yuen Long Plaza. However, the rink was closed in about 1 year time.

1997 Closure of Whampoa Super Ice

Though the business is good in Whampoa Super Ice, the landlord did not extend the lease with the rink in 1997. The site was again rented to Jumpin Gym U.S.A.

1997 Asian Financial Crisis

The 1997 Asian financial crisis put a halt to the growth of ice rinks in Hong Kong. For nearly 10 years, no new ice rink was built. No new ice rink was built around Asia for at least 5 years.

1998 Festival Walk Glacier became the largest ice rink in Hong Kong

Ted Wilson, manager of Cityplaza Ice Palace, first proposed to

for a second ice rink in 1992. After more than 6 years of planning,

finally opened its second ice rink, Festival Walk Glacier, in Kowloon Tong. Festival Walk Glacier became the largest ice rink in Hong Kong. The project was delayed due to unexpected construction complications.

2007-2008 Ice Hockey and the First Standard Size Ice Rink

Two new ice rinks, both promoting ice hockey, opened. One of them is the first standard-size ice rink in Hong Kong: # Chickeeduck's owner Hubert Chow, formed The Rink and opened The Rink Elements #

Kerry Properties Kerry Properties Limited is a listed company engaged in property development in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Asia Pacific region; infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and Mainland China; and hotel ownership and operations in Mainland China. The ...

opened Mega Ice in MegaBox - the first standard size ice rink in Hong Kong

2021 Openings of 2 More Standard Size Ice Rinks

# Hong Kong Resort Company Limited opened DB Ice Rink in

Discovery Bay Discovery Bay (DB) is a resort town on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It consists of mixed, primarily residential, development, in particular upmarket residential development and private and public recreational facilities, including garden houses, ...

#LOHAS Rink in The LOHAS LOHAS Rink 202104

References

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