Tickets of the match between Real Madrid and a Hong Kong team on August 8 were sold out within hours on Friday.

The sale of tickets started at 21:00 p.m. Thursday night and was completed at 2:55 a.m. Friday. The tickets, which were made available for the public, were first sold to senior citizens and the disabled.

About 5,000 Hong Kong residents lined up for tickets and quite a number of residents had waited for three or four days. Dozens of policemen and security guards went there to maintain the order.

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced Friday that the Mongkok Stadium would be opened on August 8 to admit 9,000 spectators to watch the match live via huge TV broadcast.

Tickets will be distributed by drawing lots. No queuing is necessary. Details will be announced shortly.

Arrangement will also be made for about 10,000 audience to view a training session of Real Madrid on August 7 in the Hong Kong Stadium.

The attendants will include participants to the children and youth football training schemes, clients of the Social Welfare Department (SWD), such as SARS victims, night drifters, youths outreached by SWD and the disabled.

Real Madrid sportswear are also well sold in some Hong Kong shops.

The match between Real Madrid and the Hong Kong team will be contested in the Hong Kong Stadium, which can hold 40,000 people.

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