Designers who helped build the city's first public recreation park run completely on renewable energy yesterday showed off their creation.
Ma Wan Park, nestled on the small island between Tsing Yi and Lantau, is powered by wind and solar energy.
The 18-hectare park opened on July 1, but manager Edmond Wong Kwok-leung said yesterday that more publicity was needed to attract visitors. Only 1,000-plus people have visited in the past few days, while it could cater for up to 1,000 visitors in each morning and afternoon session.
Two windmills and a solar panel unit - designed in co-operation with Polytechnic University and CLP Power - produce all the energy it needs, said Yang Hongxing, the park's renewable-energy project leader. Excess electricity is sent to the utility grid for public use.
The park also features demonstrations of hydropower, organic-waste power and wind energy.
'All the lights and air conditioning in the park are produced by this real-time system,' said Dr Yang, an associate professor at the university.