Total spectator seating for this facility, which opened in 1995, is 40,000. Expansive upper decks on both the east side and west side of the stadium provide seating for a total of 18,000 fans. Fifty private suites and 4,000 club seats are also part of the facility. Rugby and soccer are the principal activities taking place in Hong Kong Stadium.

The building is pre-wired for broadcast video and incorporates a state of the art video surveillance system. The sound system was designed to be sympathetic to the environmental concerns of the surrounding community. Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams, Inc. provided the design for each of these systems.