The sold-out Hong Kong Sevens kicked off at the Hong Kong Stadium on Friday, marking the international rugby tournament’s return to pre-pandemic popularity. The Sevens returned to Hong Kong after a two-year hiatus in November 2022 amid partial Covid curbs and limits on attendee numbers. The tournament was held again last March, with the stadium in Causeway Bay allowed at full capacity, after anti-epidemic regulations were fully lifted in the city. “This is a very special year for the tournament as we mark three decades inside the Hong Kong Stadium, and we are overwhelmed at the response of the…