Ocean Park’s Water World to open on Tuesday, as Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam predicts attraction’s global appeal
- Lam says water park will be a major source of local pride
- Water World attractions, spread over 6.5 hectares on Hong Kong Island, include 107-metre long slides
Asia’s first all-season water park opens to the Hong Kong public on Tuesday, with the city’s leader predicting it will make a splash as a favourite leisure destination of locals and international visitors in the years to come.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor told Monday’s opening ceremony that the water park was “world class” and worthy of Hongkongers’ pride, boasting a unique design and high-level architecture.
“With the unique natural scenery of the water park, it will consolidate the theme park’s position as a major resort and leisure destination,” she said.
“I believe that the water park will become the favourite leisure and entertainment destination for Hong Kong people and a new attraction for foreign tourists in the future, enriching Hong Kong’s tourism resources.”
The water park aims to attract visitors of all ages, offering 27 indoor and outdoor attractions such as rainbow-coloured slides stretching 107 metres (350 feet), serpentine tube slides and wave pools.