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	Hong Kong Wetland Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hong Kong Wetland Park (香港濕地公園) is located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Hong Kong.
		In 1998, a project named "International Wetland Park and Visitor Centre Feasibility Study" was initiated by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Hong Kong Tourism Board with a view to expanding the EMA to a wetland ecotourism attraction.
		The themed exhibition galleries with gross floor area ranging from 250 meter square to 1,200 meter square showcase the importance of wetland on biodiversity, civilization and conservation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Wetland_Park (427 words)

	Hong Kong Wetland Park: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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		The romney marsh is a sparsely-populated wetland area in the counties of kent and east sussex in the south-east of england....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ho/hong_kong_wetland_park.htm (1048 words)

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	www.famouschinese.com /public/China-Related_Topics_HM-HP.html (1823 words)

	Hong Kong travel tips for holiday sights and attractions
		Hong Kong, which sits at the mouth of the Zhu Jiang (Pearl River), was a colony and then a dependency of Great Britain from 1841 until 1997, when it was reunited with China and Beijing as a Special Administrative Region.
		Hong Kong is an amalgam of its British colonial past, the Oriental culture of its citizens and the hectic pace of modern China.
		Hong Kong shopping centres are an amazing experience and are one of the many reasons so many tourists enjoy holiday travel in Hong Kong.
	www.travel-budget.com /hong_kong/hong_kong.html (1723 words)

	Wet and wild fringe tames urban heart / Hong Kong's high-rises crown marshland parks
		Hong Kong, home to 7 million people, is, of course, better-known for manmade artifice than the natural world, more for clamorousness than serenity.
		Hong Kong sits on a prime flyway for migrating birds, some from as far away as Siberia and Australia.
		Wetlands filter environmental toxins, form buffer zones in storms, and provide cover and food for fish, migrating and resident birds, small mammals and a dazzling variety of insects.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/01/15/TRGOHGLO2M1.DTL&type=travel (1352 words)

	Tourism in Hong Kong - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Looking ahead, with the opening of the Hong Kong Disneyland in September 2005 and other major tourism attractions in early 2006, the outlook of the tourism industry is expected to remain buoyant in the next two years.
		The Government is also working on the timely development of new cruise terminal facilities in Hong Kong in order for Hong Kong to capitalize on the rapid growth of the cruise industry worldwide and in the region by developing herself into a regional cruise hub.
		The ecological richness and diversity of Hong Kong is also quite unexpected and is another aspect which has not hitherto been fully recognised.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Tourism_in_Hong_Kong (2071 words)

	Hong Kong Pumps $4B Into Attractions, Accommodations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The next few months will be a milestone era in Hong Kong development as more than $4 billion worth of new tourist attractions, event venues and hotels are unveiled everywhere from the bustling financial district to the outer reaches of Lantau Island.
		The Hong Kong Tourist Board is anticipating that next year will set new records for both business and leisure tourism arrivals and has launched a $60 million marketing campaign, called 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year.
		LaValle said Hong Kong is experiencing a spurt of hotel growth, resulting in 30 percent growth in room inventory between the end of 2003 and the end of 2006.
	www.btnmag.com /businesstravelnews/global/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001014707 (782 words)

	e-Travel Blackboard: Australia's Number One Industry Newsletter
		While Hong Kong Disneyland, which opens on 12 September, is the best-known of Hong Kong's new attractions, the Ngong Ping 360 and Hong Kong Wetland Park, which both begin operating in the first quarter of 2006, are also expected to attract significant numbers of international visitors.
		The 64-hectare Hong Kong Wetland Park is situated in the New Territories, adjacent to the Mai Po Marshes, a vital resting and feeding ground for more than 300 species of birds, many endangered.
		The HKTB is also keen to highlight the fact that Hong Kong is more than just a city, with more than 260 islands, exceptional country parks such as Sai Kung, some of Asia's best walking trails and activities such as golf, cycling, fishing, kayaking and horse-riding readily available.
	www.etravelblackboard.com /index.asp?id=42176&nav=13 (642 words)

	Hong Kong Hotels Reviews: The Wetland Park - Hong Kong's New Attraction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1998, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Hong Kong Tourism Board initiated the "International Wetland Park Park and Visitor Centre Feasibility Study" on expanding the EMA to a wetland ecotourism attraction.
		The study concluded that it was feasible to develop a Wetland Park at the EMA site without compromising its intended ecological mitigation functions.
		The development of the Wetland Park will also enhance the ecological function of the EMA to a world-class conservation, education and tourism facility.
	hongkong-hotels.blogspot.com /2006/01/wetland-park-hong-kongs-new-attraction.html (396 words)

	German Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong - Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Hong Kong’s tourism industry is widely recognised as a key driver of the economy.
		The outlook for the tourism industry remains strongly positive, as several new major attractions, including Hong Kong Disneyland, Ngong Ping 360, AsiaWorld-Expo and Hong Kong Wetland Park, are due to open from late 2005.
		These new attractions will broaden Hong Kong’s appeal to visitors of all ages and from different markets, further elevating this city’s standing as a premier destination.
	www.china.ahk.de /chamber/hongkong/events/details.asp?ID=401 (304 words)

	Mickey News °o° - Disney park helps boost tourism in Hong Kong
		Hong Kong Tourism Board representatives were in Orlando on Tuesday to tout the Chinese territory and promote a multimillion-dollar marketing campaign that starts next year.
		But Hong Kong faces challenges as well, with calls for more democracy filling the streets with protesters, and preparations for the possibility of a bird flu pandemic that could smash the golden egg of tourism.
		"Hong Kong is the only city in Asia in the top 10 world destinations for tourism," she said, and a new television ad campaign featuring Hong Kong is now running in cable-TV markets in key U.S. markets, including the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area.
	www.mickeynews.com /News/DisplayPressRelease.asp_Q_id_E_1295Boost (909 words)

	Tin Shui Wai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kingswood Villas, one of the largest private housing estates in Hong Kong, is also located in Tin Shui Wai.
		It also has the highest rate of suicide in Hong Kong.
		The Hong Kong Wetland Park, demonstrating the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystem, is located in Tin Shui Wai.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tin_Shui_Wai (452 words)

	China Travel News :: Hong Kong wetland park expects to open in 2006
		The Hong Kong Wetland Park (HKWP) is expected to be completed and to open to the public in early 2006, a spokesman from the Tourism Commission said Thursday.
		The 61-hectare park will add to Hong Kong a facility serving conservation,education and tourism purposes.
		The Tourism Commission proposed designating the wetland park asa special area under the Country Parks Ordinance to provide a legal framework empowering the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation to protect and manage the HKWP so as to achieve the desired standards of other ecological facilities.
	www.chinatravel.com /china-travel-guides/china-travel-news/china-travel-news-2005/china-travel-news-2005-5/hong-kong-wetland-park-ex.shtml (176 words)

	Hong Kong Targets 16 Per Cent Increase In Tourism Arrivals By 2006 - Show Case - Express Travel & Tourism
		If Hong Kong tourism is incurring the cost of nearly HK$115 billion, it is targeting 27.14 million tourist arrivals to HK in 2006 which translates into an increase of about 16 per cent in tourist arrivals.
		The campaign was recently launched in Hong Kong amidst much fanfare and with a clear aim to boost tourism revenue.
		The positioning of Hong Kong as a MICE destination will be enhanced with the launch of Asia World Expo, which offers 70,000 square metres of exhibition space.
	www.expresstravelandtourism.com /200506/showcase01.shtml (972 words)

	Yuen Long, Hong Kong
		Hong Kong Wetland Park(香港濕地公園) is located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai.
		Ping Shan is one of the oldest districts in Hong Kong.
		Apart from the West Rail project, the Hong Kong government recently approved the construction of the North-West gateway 西部通道, the fourth cross border route,between Hong Kong and China and the project is expected to complete in 2005.
	creekin.net /c3945-n82-yuen-long-hong-kong.html (1516 words)

	Bangkok's Independent Newspaper
		Hong Kong is hoping to attract 27.1 million visitors in 2006 backed by a new tourism campaign and the opening of a Disneyland theme park in September.
		The “Discover Hong Kong” campaign will increase tourist arrivals by 7.3 per cent to 23.4 million this year from 2004, said Claire Lau, assistant manager for communications for the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
		With the US-based theme park operating for a full year in 2006, combined with the marketing campaign, Hong Kong expects a 15.9-per-cent increase in visitors next year.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /2005/06/25/business/index.php?news=business_17830682.html (328 words)

	TheChinaInvestor.org - Bridge the US and Chinese Capital Markets
		Hong Kong Financial Secretary Henry Tang will lead a delegation of government officials, tourism industry leaders and new attractions operators to Bangkok of Thailand and Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia to promote Hong Kong tourism.
		The attractions include Hong Kong Disneyland and the Symphony of Lights II, to be launched this year, and the Hong Kong Wetland Park and Ngong Ping 360 -- formerly known as Tung Chung Cable Car Project -- in 2006.
		As a series of major tourism attractions for Hong Kong are in the pipeline from late 2005 to early 2006, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government is taking the opportunity to promote Hong Kong tourism in key source markets.
	www.thechinainvestor.org /display.php?id=192 (302 words)

	USATODAY.com - Celebrity bust: Elusive Hong Kong croc is finally caught (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		HONG KONG (AP) — A crocodile that became a celebrity in Hong Kong by evading dart guns, harpoons and snares set by expert hunters from around the world finally wandered into a trap Thursday.
		Nicknamed Gucci — after the Italian designer — by local media thanks to Hong Kong's passion for crocodile-skin handbags, the beast avoided initial efforts to snare it by local officials, and later defeated crocodile experts from Australia and China.
		Hong Kong has no native crocodile species, and curious people flocked to the area the croc called home, turning it into a tourist attraction.
	www.usatoday.com /news/offbeat/2004-06-10-hk-croc_x.htm (568 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Advertisement feature \| Win a holiday to Hong Kong
		There is one prize which includes two return economy class flights from London to Hong Kong, five nights twin share hotel accommodation at the choice of the Hong Kong Tourist Board including breakfast at a first class hotel, a Hong Kong Island tour and airport/hotel/airport coach transfers in Hong Kong.
		There is one prize, which includes two return economy class flights to Hong Kong from London, five nights' twin share hotel accommodation including breakfast at a first class hotel at the choice of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, a Hong Kong Island Tour, as well as airport/hotel/airport coach transfers in Hong Kong.
		The prize must be booked via the Hong Kong Tourism Board in London by the 28th February 2006 and must be taken and outward bound travel to Hong Kong completed by 18th December 2006, (subject to hotel and flight availability, exclusion periods apply), after which date the prize will be forfeited.
	www.guardian.co.uk /hongkonginsidersguide/competition/0,16656,1600333,00.html (1011 words)

	What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Hong Kong \| Frommers.com
		The Hong Kong Tourism Board offers downloadable publications for travelers with special needs at its website, www.discoverhongkong.com, including the Leisure Guide for Business Travelers, the Hong Kong Family Fun Guide, Mature Perspective for older travelers, and Barrier-Free Travel for travelers with disabilities.
		Hong Kong's Symphony of Lights, a multi-media light and laser show projected from 18 buildings on Hong Kong Island, will become even more spectacular when 15 additional buildings are added to the show at the end of 2005, including the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
		To accommodate the expected surge in tourism generated by the mega attraction, two adjoining hotels are also in the works: the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel, based on a Victorian theme, and Disney's Hollywood Hotel, with an art-deco motif.
	www.frommers.com /articles/2610.html (761 words)

	DiscoverHongKong - E-zine - View this month's E-zine
		Hong Kong is renowned as the Culinary Capital of Asia and you can count on it to serve up a fantastic array of cuisines.
		Moments of Discovery is the theme of 2006 Discover Hong Kong Year and this movie is a great introduction to the host of new attractions and mega events that are sure to make Hong Kong the hottest "must-visit" destination in Asia.
		You are receiving the Hong Kong Tourism Board's (HKTB) monthly E-zine newsletter because you are registered with the HKTB as a subscriber.
	www.discoverhongkong.com /eng/e-zine/e-zine_current/ez_view_tmth.jhtml (2279 words)

	Hong Kong is an exciting red carpet for kids
		Hong Kong Disneyland renders magical experiences at every corner, including inspirational, Broadway-style shows, thrilling rides, fireworks and enchanting parades - all set against signature Disney attractions, but with a decided Hong Kong touch.
		Hong Kong Wetland Park is a powerful tribute to the world of nature, a fun and informative wetlands adventure with resident wildlife, plus audio-visual shows, models, and interactive computer presentations.
		The 60-hectare park (adjacent to the Mai Po Reserve bird paradise) is an oasis for more than 150 varieties of birds, including rare or endangered species, and at least 250 wetland animal species.
	www.familyrapp.com /Results/archive_results_details.asp?ArticleID=1753 (394 words)

	Bloomberg.com: News & Commentary
		Falling unemployment is prompting Hong Kong's citizens to spend more on everything from clothes to cars, helping drive growth in the city's $164 billion economy.
		Hong Kong's Labour Department received notice of 24,112 vacancies from private industry in February, a record for the month, the release said.
		China's July 2003 easing of visa rules for visits to Hong Kong helped the city's economy recover from the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome that depressed spending and kept tourists away that year.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=email_us&refer=asia&sid=aNpoZ9ZxV04U (596 words)

	China Travel
		Hong Kong has retained the top spot as the world's freest economy, closely edging out Singapore, according to the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal's annual "Index of Economic Freedom" published recently.
		The 25-year-old Ocean Park was granted the membership of the largest zoo and aquarium organization in the world last month, along with one zoo and two aquariums of the United States, increasing the number of AZA's members to 208.
		Hong Kong's Financial Secretary Antony Leung and Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) Selina Chow officiated at the switch-on ceremony at Golden Bauhinia Square.
	www.chinainfotravel.com /china_travel.htm (15456 words)

	Hong Kong Hotels and travel Guide with shopping and Hong Kong information
		The mainland's bustling Kowloon peninsula, north of Hong Kong Island across Victoria Harbour, is tightly packed with shops, restaurants, bars, hotels and housing in a pot pourri of new skyscrapers and charming old low-rise buildings – all easy to reach via the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR).
		More than 40% of Hong Kong's population lives in the rapidly expanding New Territories, where new towns, such as Shatin, Tsuen Muen and Tai Po, are growing while old towns, such as Sai Kung and Fanling, are evolving along with the region's recent flowering.
		Although twice the size of Hong Kong Island, Lantau is still relatively undeveloped, apart from the expatriate enclave of Discovery Bay and the areas of Tung Chung, around the new airport, and Mui Wo, around the ferry terminal.
	www.hong-kong-hotels.ws /hotels (403 words)

	Iran Daily - Panorama - 07/13/05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Most economic experts may agree that Hong Kong’s tourism, which gives a strong push to other industries, now has become the main factor to drive the economy though it only accounts for 7 percent of the local output, Xinhuanet.com reported.
		The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government made the policy of promoting economy through the development of tourism a strategy to overcome its economic hardships in the past few years.
		It is estimated that during the period from 2000 to 2003 alone, tourism has created around 25,000 new jobs in Hong Kong, despite of the influence of SARS in 2003.
	www.iran-daily.com /1384/2322/html/panorama.htm (1937 words)

	Hospitality Net - Industry News - Record Highs For Hong Kong Hotels \| Deloitte Reports
		According to the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) 2004 was a record-breaking year for tourism arrivals, which reached 21.8m.
		Recent results for 2004 from the HKTB show that tourist arrivals to Hong Kong shot up by more than 40% compared to the prior year.
		In addition to the two hotels opening alongside Hong Kong Disneyland with 1,000-rooms between them, there are several other hotel developments currently underway.
	www.hospitalitynet.org /news/4022407.html (1073 words)

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