Hong Kong Marathon
In 2008, the Island Eastern Corridor became the new venue of the Hong Kong Marathon 10km race, held on 17 February 2008. The race track started from City Garden in North Point, and ran eastwards until Shau Kei Wan, where it made a U-turn, back along westbound IEC and ended at Victoria Park, near the western terminus of the IEC. The noise problem caused by the IEC's design became evident as residents complained about noises as high as 60dB emitting at about five to six o'clock in the morning.