(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong Ocean Park reopens on the first day: citizens wait for admission in the rain
China News Agency, Hong Kong, June 13 (Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi) On June 13, the Hong Kong Ocean Park, which was closed for more than four months, was reopened. Everywhere in the park pays great attention to anti-epidemic measures. A large number of Hong Kong citizens are enthusiastic. They rained and lined up in front of the park in the morning, waiting for admission.
Affected by the new Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, Hong Kong Ocean Park was temporarily closed on January 26 this year. Afterwards, it encountered a financial crisis and once faced the risk of failure. Until May 29, the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region agreed that the SAR Government should allocate more than 5.4 billion Hong Kong dollars to Ocean Park. To be able to get through the difficulties.
June 13 is the reopening of the Ocean Park after more than four months. Prior to this, the park has opened an online reservation service, indicating that the overall passenger capacity in the first two weeks after the reopening will be reduced to 9,000 people, which is one quarter of the original maximum capacity, allowing visitors to maintain an appropriate social distance. As of the day of reopening, the online reservation for online reservations from June 13 to June 26 is full.
When the reporter from China News Agency came to the Ocean Park at about 9 a.m. that day, he saw that more than 100 tourists had queued up at the park entrance in the rain. Citizen Mr. Li was at the forefront of the team. He told reporters that he came over to queue at more than 8 am and was very excited. As an elder, he said that he enjoyed the discounts offered by the park for the elderly. During the epidemic, he stayed at home and came to the park. The most important thing he wanted to experience was a mobile game, because "life needs excitement to not be bored."
Citizen Mr. Wu is also a member of the queue. He said emotionally that Ocean Park is a representative park in Hong Kong, accompany the growth of Hong Kong people, and reopen after the crisis, of course, he came to support. Under the epidemic situation, Mr. Wu also made personal epidemic prevention measures. In addition to wearing a mask, he also prepared alcohol hand rub. "Today is my birthday, and it's time to catch up with the Ocean Park and reopen. It makes sense to be here," he said.
Many parents brought their children to Ocean Park. A child told reporters, "I miss Ocean Park in particular." The animal that impressed him most is the panda. Some elementary school students said that they would be busy with their homework, and Ocean Park reopened, and wanted to relax on the weekend.
At 10 o'clock, the Ocean Park was officially opened. The gate of the park opens, and professional performance is the first to welcome visitors. Some staff dressed as pandas, dolphins and other mascots, expressed a warm welcome to the arrival of tourists. The first 100 visitors who entered the park also received gifts from the park, including masks, hand rubs, drinks, and animal figures.
In an interview with reporters, Wu Shoujian, Executive Director of Ocean Park Management and Performing Arts, said that after the day of reopening, the park has taken a number of epidemic prevention measures, including the installation of infrared temperature detectors, etc., and restricted the number of visitors to allow visitors to maintain social distance Under the premise, there is enough space to play.
Wu Shoujian mentioned that some of the park’s facilities will still be temporarily closed due to hygienic considerations; park staff will take measures to prevent the epidemic from taking temperature measurements and checking whether tourists wear masks. He also said that since the launch of the online reservation system at Ocean Park, the public has responded enthusiastically, and the park is very grateful to the public for their support.
Soon after the park opened, tourists appeared everywhere in the park. Some tourists choose to take the lead in experiencing mobile game facilities; some tourists go to the relevant venues to watch animals and take pictures with the animals in the "Underwater World" through the glass.
Mrs. Yan, a citizen, told reporters that the last time she came to Ocean Park was last year. This time she reopened. She felt that the park’s epidemic prevention measures were done well. There were not too many tourists. She also enjoyed visiting the park with her family and friends. Holiday life.
The reporter also saw that in the dining area in the park, there were signs to remind tourists to keep the dining seat at a distance of 1.5 meters, more than 8 people to sit separately, and tissues and masks to be discarded in designated recycling bins. Most citizens consciously abide by the epidemic prevention regulations.
In an interview with the China News Agency, Yao Sirong, a member of the Hong Kong SAR Legislative Council tourism industry, said that Ocean Park is a park that Hong Kong people love very much. In just a few days, online reservations have been fully booked, showing the enthusiasm of the public.
He believes that due to the slowdown of the local epidemic, Hong Kong's public activities are gradually recovering, and the reopening of Ocean Park will also bring confidence and positive impact to Hong Kong's tourism industry, but the premise must ensure that epidemic prevention measures are taken to ensure the safety of tourists.
Yao Sirong also mentioned that in response to the epidemic, Hong Kong has always adopted a more cautious attitude towards opening up tourism, but economic activities should still be moderately open under the guarantee of safety to ensure the employment of relevant persons. He hopes that when the epidemic situation is alleviated and sufficient anti-epidemic measures are taken, it is possible to consider gradually opening up tourism activities between cities in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. (Finish)