The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Jumbo Seafood Float may be revitalized or failed "Drifting Hong Kong Island South" may be unfavorable

2021-03-16T09:55:44.969Z


After the Aberdeen Jumbo Seafood Boat officially closed on March 1 last year, the owner has agreed to donate the seafood boat to Ocean Park free of charge. Last year’s Policy Address also included the revitalization of the Jumbo Seafood Boat in the “Diving Hong Kong Island South” plan.


01 view

Written by: Commentary Editing Room

2021-03-16 17:45

Last update date: 2021-03-16 17:49

After the Aberdeen Jumbo Seafood Boat officially closed on March 1 last year, the owner has agreed to donate the seafood boat to Ocean Park free of charge. Last year's Policy Address also included the revitalization of the Jumbo Seafood Boat in the "Moving Hong Kong Island South" plan.

However, a representative of the Tourism Commission stated in the Southern District Council last Thursday (11th) that due to resource constraints in Ocean Park, the seafood boat donation plan has no further details.

Since its completion in 1976, the seafood boat has become a characteristic tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Last year’s Policy Address included it as one of the eight key points of "Booming Hong Kong Island South". The other seven items include the rebirth of the Ocean Park, the establishment of maritime tourism routes, and development. Water sports center, revitalize Wong Chuk Hang Industrial Building, and upgrade the walking environment of Wong Chuk Hang Commercial District.

The government stated that it would promote the cooperation between Ocean Park and non-governmental organizations to regenerate the seafood boats in the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter in a non-profit-making manner.

The seafood boat has become a characteristic tourist attraction in Hong Kong since its inauguration in 1976. Last year's Policy Address included it as one of the eight key points of "Diving Hong Kong Island South".

(Profile picture)

The government allocates hundreds of millions of dollars for activation without a timetable

However, some district councillors quoted the Assistant Commissioner for Tourism of the Tourism Commission as saying that because of the shortage of resources in the Ocean Park, there are no further plans to disclose. They only said that they would wait for the park to deal with the reorganization plan and water park in the park before giving an explanation. .

However, the financial difficulties of Ocean Park is not a recent event. The reorganization plan in the park and the opening of the water park were also planned last year. Now, the park is evasive on the grounds of insufficient resources for the heavy work, and I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public.

The revitalization plan of the seafood boat is related to its conservation work on the one hand.

However, the government only "promotes" the Ocean Park to be responsible for the revitalization and expects that the park will cooperate with NGOs in conservation. However, according to the Finance Committee’s discussion paper on the Ocean Park’s 5.4 billion funding and the Ocean Park’s proposed future direction, they did not mention the government and the future. What plan does the garden have for "revitalizing seafood boats" makes people worry that this half-century historical scenic spot will be wasted.

On the other hand, the seafood boat is a tourist attraction in Aberdeen, and it is also one of the key projects of "Booming Hong Kong Island South". If the Ocean Park fails to develop due to financial difficulties or busy schedules, it will not only affect the rescue of the Ocean Park. The plan may also hinder the success or failure of the entire "Drifting Hong Kong Island South".

+2

+2

+2

How much can "Diving Hong Kong Island South" come true?

"Dynamic Hong Kong Island South" uses the Ocean Park to drive surrounding planning and development. For example, the marine tourism route conceived in the policy address is a marine tourism route with the Ocean Park as the core. At the same time, the Ocean Park is integrated into the entire "Dynamic Island South" blueprint.

There is a complementary relationship between the two.

In other words, the seafood boat itself is also one of the tools to drive the Ocean Park, but now it is the other way round because the Ocean Park is too busy and there is no development plan.

The plan to revitalize the seafood boat alone has been suspended. "Moving the South of Hong Kong Island" is afraid that it will be full of difficulties.

The blueprint for "Diving Hong Kong Island South" is huge. The original plan was to attract tourists with different water activities, cultural and creative areas, and natural landforms, and then connect the Marine Park and other southern attractions by water and land transportation. The Marine Park will open the mountain area free of charge. It is precisely in conjunction with "Dancing Hong Kong Island South" to turn Ocean Park into a central consumption area for attractions in the Southern District.

Whether the Ocean Park can be reborn still has to go through the test of the market. However, the case of Jumbo Seafood Restaurant is undoubtedly a warning signal that the Hong Kong government is over-reliant on Ocean Park in the "moving Hong Kong Island South".

The seafood shop incident has revealed that in order to cope with financial difficulties, the government should actively promote eight key planning tasks and invite interested parties to provide opinions, instead of slowing down the activation progress and waiting for the ocean park to resolve financial difficulties. Put the seafood shop on the agenda.

The fate of Ocean Park's transformation depends on tourism policy

If Ocean Park wants to become profitable, the chairman must first lead the transformation

What is the way out for 613 to reopen Ocean Park?

Revitalization of Ocean Park Building 01 Viewpoint

Source: hk1

All news articles on 2021-03-16

You may like

Trends 24h

News/Politics 2024-03-27T16:45:54.081Z

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.