SUPER JUNIOR Hong Kong concert ticket platforms spark controversy; fans question lack of Hong Kong-dollar settlement
SUPER JUNIOR香港演唱會售票平台惹爭議 港歌迷質疑缺港幣結算安排
South Korean group SUPER JUNIOR will hold two concerts in Hong Kong in September. It was announced yesterday that the official ticketing platforms would be Damai and Fantopia, neither of which is a traditional local ticketing platform commonly used by Hong Kong residents, prompting some local fans to question the lack of Hong Kong-dollar settlement arrangements. The Consumer Council said that if tickets for a local concert are sold through a ticketing website operated by a non-local merchant, and the transaction is conducted directly with that merchant, any dispute would "generally not fall within the scope of mediation in which the Consumer Council can intervene." It urged consumers to consider the risks before making a transaction. The concerts, part of 《SUPER SHOW 10》, will be held at AsiaWorld-Expo in early September. The official ticketing platforms announced yesterday were the mainland ticketing platform Damai and Fantopia, which has previously used Macanese patacas (MOP) to sell tickets for events in Hong Kong. The concert organiser iMe HONG KONG and ticketing platform Fantopia responded to the controversy today (10th), saying that Fantopia had registered in Hong Kong two years ago and that payments for tickets would be collected in Hong Kong dollars when sales opened, urging prospective buyers to "use it with confidence."
南韓組合SUPER JUNIOR將於9月來港舉行兩場演唱會，昨公布官方售票平台為大麥及Fantopia，但均非港人慣用的傳統本地售票平台，惹部分香港歌迷質疑缺乏港幣結算安排。消費者委員會表示，倘本地演唱會門票透過非本地商戶營運的售票網站銷售，且交易乃直接與非本地商戶進行，倘現爭議，「一般不屬於消委會可介入調停的範圍」，呼籲消費者交易前先考慮當中風險。 涉事演唱會乃《SUPER SHOW 10》，將於9月初在亞洲國際博覽館舉行兩場，昨公布的官方售票平台分別為內地售票平台「大麥」及曾選用澳門元（MOP）銷售本港活動門票的「Fantopia」。演唱會主辦方iMe HONG KONG及售票平台Fantopia今（10日）回應爭議稱，Fantopia前年已在港註冊，指門票開售收款時會採用港幣，籲有意購票人士「放心使用」。