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Written by: Review Editor
2020-06-10 06:00
Last update date: 2020-06-10 06:00The Ocean Park, which once faced the collapse crisis earlier, received a grant of 5.4 billion at the end of May, which can temporarily survive the disaster. After being closed for more than four months due to the epidemic, the park will also reopen on Saturday (13th). For the purpose of epidemic prevention, the park's passenger capacity will be greatly reduced to a quarter at the beginning of the reopening. All park visitors must make online reservations to ensure that the number of people entering the park is less than the upper limit. On the night of the announcement of the arrangement on Monday (8th), the quota for the reopening of the first day has been declared full, reflecting the attractiveness of Ocean Park.
30% off adult fare (350 yuan) (photo by Li Zetong)
"Hong Kong Ocean Park"
The Ocean Park has reopened, and the discounts offered by the park are very attractive. Including 30% off adult fare (350 yuan); free admission for seniors and children; buy 50 yuan to get 50 yuan cash coupon for booth coupons; can be used in the park for 350 yuan in designated snack shops, restaurants and gift shops Cash vouchers; citizens who have birthdays during the closure of Ocean Park can also redeem their birthday discounts in the first month after reopening to get free tickets for the day. The park's reopening offer is attractive, and the epidemic prevention situation in Hong Kong is acceptable. It is indeed hoped that it will re-attract local tourists in the early stage of reopening.
Since the Ocean Park benefited from free travelers in 2003 and has been reborn, there have been stereotypes in the community that mainland tourists are exploding into the Ocean Park. This is no longer the "Hong Kong Ocean Park". Although as noted in the Ocean Park Annual Report, the growth of local tourists has been strong in recent years, nearly 30% of the guests in the neighboring hotels in the Ocean Park are locals, and depending on the total number of visitors from the park in recent years, Chinese tourists are no longer brave. The world is now plagued by the epidemic situation. Hong Kong has also implemented immigration restrictions since February. The HKTB’s April figures showed that the number of visitors to Hong Kong fell by 99.9%. I believe that after the reopening of the Ocean Park, it will be able to become an "Ocean Park for Hong Kong people" immediately, and only local tourists can go there.
The admission limit for the first day of the reopening of the Ocean Park was almost full at 9 o'clock last night. (Profile picture)
Who will pay for the offer?
As a tourist spot, Ocean Park must inevitably face tourists from all over the world. But the so-called "Ocean Park of Hong Kong People" actually reminds the management of Ocean Park that it should use this to show Hong Kong people the sincerity of serving Hong Kong, so as to restore the local guests lost in the past. At the same time, elements must be updated regularly in old mobile games, so that even if the barrier is reopened in the future, these local tourists can be attracted to play again and again. For example, the park can add local festivals, independent music festivals and other activities, and even add new elements such as VR to old mobile games. In the face of a short-term decline in passengers, the scale of operations will shrink, and the park should improve financial management from now on, save money on unnecessary places, and let Ocean Park take a breath first.
Behind the concessions of Ocean Park, the society still cannot forget that the 5.4 billion appropriation is actually shared by the public. In the initial stage of the reopening, the promotion of publicity and promotion is nothing wrong, but the specific development of the Ocean Park still requires the park's senior management to explain to the society in the future. The 5.4 billion allocation can only guarantee the park's operation for one year. How will the park end? Will the community need to argue for park funding next year? Or should the Hong Kong government throw out a few billions again to turn Ocean Park into government expenditure? It still depends on whether management can draw a complete blueprint for Ocean Park in the future, so that society can see hope.
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