By The SUN
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| Mickey and company will soon be welcoming guests to the theme park late next month |
Hong Kong Disneyland is set to reopen from Apr
21 when social distancing rules are expected to be relaxed, but will initially
operate at half its usual capacity.
This was disclosed at a Legislative Council
meeting on Monday by Commerce and Development Secretary Edward Yau who said
theme parks will reopen gradually in accordance with the government’s roadmap.
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Citing Disneyland as an example, Yau said it
will open to 50 % capacity in the first stage of the relaxation of rules, and
up to 75% in the next stage.
The park has been closed since Jan 7 after the
government tightened social-distancing measures to contain a raging Omicron
outbreak.
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Hong Kong Disney’s managing director Michael
Moriarty told lawmakers he was encouraged by the news that they could start
operating again.
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He said he is confident that the park can
improve its financial performance, which has been in the red for the past seven
years.
“When we are open we do well,” he said, adding
that in the first quarter of the current fiscal year it was able to break even.
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“I’m confident that when we do open up again we’ll
be able to have similar results going forward,” he continued.
Lawmakers have been pressing the government to
cut down on its exposure in the resort which last year reported a massive loss
of $2.4 billion, largely to due to repeated closures because of the Covid-19
pandemic.
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At the same session, the Tourism Board told
lawmakers they plan to spend at least $100 million in promoting Hong Kong as a
travel destination for mainland tourists after the pandemic subsides.
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The board’s executive director, Dane Cheng said a poll conducted with mainland residents showed half of them wanted to travel to Hong Kong again when the restrictions are eased.
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