Contrasting reactions to Cathay’s A350 fly-past as visitors inside 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium unable to see plane except on live-stream.

Our city is now commemorating the 100th anniversary of aviation history at Kai Tak, right as the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens wraps up in the brand-new Kai Tak Stadium. On Sunday, March 29, a Cathay Pacific A350 passenger jet will fly low across Victoria Harbour as a throwback to the days of planes roaring by almost right over our heads.

The famously raucous Hong Kong Sevens are to start today in a big test for a shiny new stadium at the heart of a major US$3.85 billion sports park in the territory. Officials are keeping their fingers crossed that the premier event in Hong Kong’s sporting and social calendar goes off without a hitch at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium.