(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong Ocean Park will be closed tomorrow
China News Agency, Hong Kong, July 13 (Reporter Liu Chenyao) The reporter learned from the Hong Kong Ocean Park (Ocean Park) on the evening of the 13th that the Hong Kong SAR Government has requested Chapter 599F "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Regulations and Instructions)" The public entertainment venues listed in the (Business and Premises) Regulations will be closed from July 15 to 21. The Ocean Park, which is currently closed on Tuesdays, will be closed from July 14 to 21 to help contain epidemic.
Ocean Park stated that if visitors hold standard tickets for the affected dates purchased at the park ticket office or official website, please keep the tickets for future exchanges or refunds directly by the park. For the affected tickets purchased through the park officially authorized travel agency or ticketing platform, the park will assist in providing relevant ticket exchange or refund information.
Ocean Park also stated that the park has suspended the online reservation system for the park immediately. Please forgive us for any inconvenience. The reopening date of the park, as well as the exchange and refund rules, will be announced on the official website of Ocean Park later.
It is understood that affected by the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, the Ocean Park was temporarily closed on January 26, 2020, and subsequently encountered a financial crisis and once faced the risk of failure. It was not until May 29 that the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region agreed that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government should allocate more than 5.4 billion Hong Kong dollars to Ocean Park to overcome the difficulties. It was reopened on June 13 due to the stable Hong Kong epidemic. (Finish)