Ocean Park Hong Kong

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Ocean Park Hong Kong, commonly known as Ocean Park, is an amusement and animal theme park in Wong Chuk Hang on Hong Kong Island. Opened on 10 January 1977, it covers 91.5 hectares (226 acres) and combines amusement rides with aquariums and other live-animal exhibits. The park is divided by Brick Hill into two main attraction areas, the Waterfront and the Summit, which are connected by a cable car and the Ocean Express funicular. It is operated by the Ocean Park Corporation, a statutory, financially independent and not-for-profit organisation. Ocean Park was conceived in 1959 as an oceanarium. The Hong Kong government provided land for the project in 1967, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club subsequently financed its construction. Marine animals formed a central part of the park from its beginnings; its best-known early attraction was the orca Hoi Wai, which lived there from 1979 until her death in 1997. In 1987, Ocean Park ceased to be part of the Jockey Club and became a statutory body. Following...

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