Hong Kong Wetland Park, Hong Kong
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List of facts we found about Hong Kong Wetland Park
Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism
facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Yuen Long.
It was intended to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for the
wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New town development.
Pui Pui at Hong Kong Wetland Park False gharial in Wetland See also:
Pui Pui (crocodile)
Pui Pui is a crocodile's name, which is a pun indicating that it came
from Shan Pui River and is the apple of the public's eye.
* Hong Kong Wetland Park Awards for Excellence: 2007 Winner - Urban
Land Institute
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Types of zoos
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Kong, the site of Hong Kong Wetland Park was originally intended to be
an ecological mitigation area (EMA) to compensate for the wetlands
lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development.
The 61-hectare Hong Kong Wetland Park demonstrates the diversity of
the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystem and highlights the need to conserve
them.
The Hong Kong Wetland Park is a world-class ecotourism facility aimed
at promoting green tourism, education on environmental protection and
wetland conservation.
Hong Kong Wetland Park supposedly blends tourism and conservation
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The park evidently originated with good intentions - as a mitigation
measure for destruction of extensive fishponds to make way for Tin
Shui Wai (lately dubbed the "City of Sadness", for social ills).
See also forum thread here - Hong Kong Wetland Park - Wise Use of
Money??, which includes some email correspondence I've had w the park
manager, leading to my sending some suggestions for changes (not just
being negative!).
Hong Kong Wetland Park is located in the north of Tin Shui Wai, the
New Territories. The site of the park was initially intended for an
ecological mitigation area to make up the lost wetlands during the
urbanization process of Tin Shui Wai.
Hong Kong Wetland Park is one of Hong Kong's best conservation centers
and a must-see for anyone who has some interest in nature, and in
wetlands in particular.
Hong Kong Wetland Park opened its doors in May 2006 and in less
than one year has welcomed almost 1,000,000 visitors; a success story
indeed. World Wetlands Day at the Park on Saturday 27th was another
success story.
A Nature Lover? The Hong Kong Wetland Park which opened to the public
on 20 May 2006 is the perfect place for you. Immerse yourself in an
informative adventure using audio-visual shows, models, interactive
computer presentations and close-up access to the nature's wildlife.
The Hong Kong Wetland Park is situated Northeast of Tin Shui Wai, New
Territories, Hong Kong. It has an exhibition hall of 10,000 square
meters (107,642 sq ft) and the wetland reserve area comprises 60
hectares (148 acres).
Hong Kong Wetland Park is open all year round from 10:00 am to 5:00
pm.
And closed on Tuesdays except for Public Holidays and also closed for
the first and 2nd day of Chinese New Year.
Hong Kong Wetland Park, take the KCR West Rail to Tin Shui Wai and
board Light Rail line 705 or 706, alighting at the Wetland Park stop.
The park can also be reached directly from Hong Kong Island, from the
Admiralty MTR bus station on bus 967.
Hong Kong Wetland Park blossomed in its planning stage into an
educational facility to demonstrate best practices in environmental
reclamation and sustainability and also into a tourist attraction. The
park has succeeded on all counts, demonstrating a sound investment of
public funds.
mitigation initiative, the concept of the Hong Kong Wetland Park was
expanded to encompass a world-class tourist attraction as well as a
major conservation, educational, and recreational resource.
As a result, the Hong Kong Wetland Park became a
showcase of sustainability and environmental consciousness, an example
of building in harmony with nature through best practices in
architecture, construction, building services, and landscape design.
1971, Hong Kong Wetland Park has organized the "World Wetlands Day
2007" to arouse public's awareness on wetland conservation through
educational activities.
Hong Kong Wetland Park hotels in Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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The Hong Kong Wetland Park in Hong Kong is not exactly your regular
amusement park, with rides and other goodies.
At that time, the Hong Kong Wetland Park was called
the International Wetland Park and Visitor Center Feasibility Study.
The area in which the Hong Kong Wetland Park is constructed is an
Ecological Migration Area.
This 6055 Sq M Hong Kong Wetland Park that is positioned in Tin Shui
Wai, of Hong Kong's northwestern Yuen Long District, consists of two
chief tourist sections. The first is the Wetland Interactive World',
which measures a good 10,000 Sq M.
The Hong Kong Wetland Park is opened in May 2006. It is a millennium
capital works project to promote wetland conservation, education and
tourism in Hong Kong .
However, the major attraction at the Hong Kong Wetland Park is a
celebrity crocodile named Pui Pui.
Opened in 2006, Hong Kong Wetland Park is a world-class conservation,
education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin
Shui Wai, in Yuen Long, New Territories.
Hong Kong Wetland Park demonstrates the diversity of the Hong Kong's
wetland ecosystem and highlights the need to conserve them. It
presents an opportunity to provide an education and recreation venue
with a theme on the functions and values of wetlands.