OCEAN PARK - NGONG PING 360 – HONG KONG WETLAND PARK SALUTE NATURE WITH JOINT PROMOTIONSALUTE NATURE WITH JOINT PROMOTION

(Hong Kong – 28 September, 2008) Hong Kong’s three key nature eco-attractions have teamed up to launch a joint promotion offering guests a 10% discount on admission between 1 October 2008 and 28 February 2009. Within this period, guests having visited any one of the three eco-attractions can retain and present the admission ticket to enjoy a 10% discount on admission when visiting the other two partner attractions. (Please refer to Promotion Details.)

Tickets purchased during the promotion period ending on 28 February 2009 may be used for redemption until 31 March 2009 at all partner attractions, which gives guests 30 extra days to enjoy the 10 percent discount.

Paul Pei, Executive Director of Ocean Park, Wilson Shao, Head of Commercial & Business Development of Ngong Ping 360, and Edmond Lam, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Wetland Park, all shared the vision of this unique partnership to enable local and overseas guests to fully enjoy and take in more of the natural eco-attractions that Hong Kong has to offer. Each destination has distinctive icons and ambassadors of nature to offer, but all are committed to using their natural resources as presented to tell the valuable story of preservation and conservation for future generations.

In the photo attached, representatives from the three eco-attractions jointly present the cross-over 10% discount on admission promotion. Seen here are (from left to right) Whiskers, Ocean Park’s mascot, Paul Pei, Ocean Park’s Executive Director of Sales and Marketing, Wilson Shao, Ngong Ping 360’s Head of Commercial and Business Development, Edmond Lam, Executive Director of the Hong Kong Wetland Park and Wetland’s mascot, Black-faced Spoonbill.

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Terms and Conditions

• This offer is available to holders of Ocean Park daytime admission tickets, SmartFun Annual Passes, Ngong Ping 360 admission or attraction packages tickets and the Hong Kong Wetland Park tickets, annual/semi-annual Passes/Family Passes purchased between 1 October 2008 and 28 February 2009
• This offer is only valid at the Ticketing Offices at Ocean Park’s Main Entrance and Tai Shue Wan Entrance, Ngong Ping’s Tung Chung and Ngong Ping Terminals, and the Ticket Office at the Hong Kong Wetland Park
• Photocopies of the tickets will not be accepted
• This offer cannot be exchanged for cash and cannot be used in conjunction with any other admission ticket promotional offers
• In case of any dispute, the decision of Ocean Park, Ngong Ping 360 and the Hong Kong Wetland Park, respectively, will be final
• Ocean Park, Ngong Ping 360 and the Hong Kong Wetland Park reserve the right to terminate this promotion without any prior notice

Promotion Details

About Ocean Park

Ocean Park is Hong Kong’s unique home-grown theme park with a heritage of delivering family fun and fond memories. Since its opening in January 1977 as a non-profit organization, Ocean Park has developed itself to be a world-class attraction connecting people with nature, and recognized for its animal husbandry, research and relationship with the community. Over 90 million people have visited Hong Kong's premier park since its inception and Ocean Park has remained committed to offering adults and children experiences that blend entertainment with education and conservation.

About Ngong Ping 360

Ngong Ping 360 is a dynamic new tourism experience, which combines a stunning 5.7km cable car journey with an impressive cultural themed village and easy access to the Tian Tan Buddha Statue, the world’s largest, seated, outdoor, bronze Buddha statue.

The Ngong Ping Cable Car travels between its Tung Chung and Ngong Ping Cable Car Terminals. It is a visually spectacular 25-minute experience providing panoramic views of the Tian Tan Buddha Statue, the flora and fauna of the beautiful Lantau North Country Park, Tung Chung Bay and the Hong Kong International Airport.

Ngong Ping Village, adjacent to Ngong Ping Cable Car Terminal, occupies a 1.5 hectare site and has been designed to reflect and maintain the cultural and spiritual integrity of the Ngong Ping area. The Village, incorporates several major themed attractions, Walking with Buddha, Monkey’s Tale Theatre and Ngong Ping Tea House, boasts traditional Chinese architectural design features and a variety of shopping, dining and entertainment experiences.

Ngong Ping 360 is one of Hong Kong’s ‘must go’ attractions, providing a fully integrated and memorable visitor experience.

About the Hong Kong Wetland Park

The Hong Kong Wetland Park is a world-class eco-tourism facility that provides local visitors and tourists with an extraordinary experience on the nature of Hong Kong wetlands. The Park demonstrates the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystem and highlights the need to conserve them.

It incorporates mainly educational and recreational elements, for example, the indoor exhibition galleries of Wetland Interactive World featuring the importance of wetland on biodiversity and conservation; and a 60-hectare wetland reserve where visitors can appreciate the beauty of nature and explore the amazing wildlife.

Other facilities include Stream Walk, Succession Walk, Mangrove Boardwalk and three Bird Hides situated next to the fish pond, mudflat and riverside where visitors may explore different habitats of wildlife such as egrets, herons, ducks and globally endangered black-faced spoonbill.

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