What are Esports and why are they such a big deal?

Talks & Workshops
Date: 26.7.2022 (Tuesday)
Time: 7:00 pm
Venue: Live stream
Speaker(s): Mr Eric Yeung

 Language: Cantonese 

Esports have grown rapidly over the past few years. According to the data, the annual income from the Esports industry now exceeds US$7 billion – yes, that’s billion with a b. And China accounts for a large proportion of it. In fact, Esports has now gone beyond mere gaming into a multi-national competitive event. Esports was even going to be an event in the Asian Games this year. The Hong Kong Government’s Innovation, Technology and lndustry Bureau and Cyberport also support Hong Kong Esports. But how big will Esports really get?

 

Mr Eric Yeung, founding President of Esports Association Hong Kong, will share his insights on the development of Esports, together with the business opportunities and the challenges for the activity in Hong Kong. So let’s get into Esports and learn something new.