Hong Kong Wetland Park

2006 The Wetland Park was opened to the public on 20 May 2006.The Wetland Park project has then been designated by the Administration as one of the Millennium projects. The 61-hectare Hong Kong Wetland Park demonstrates the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystem and highlights the need to conserve them. It presents an opportunity to provide an education and recreation venue with a theme on the functions and values of wetlands for use by local residents and overseas visitors. The Hong Kong Wetland Park comprises a 10,000m2 visitor centre and a 60-hectare Wetland Reserve. The Visitor Centre has themed exhibition galleries, theatre, souvenir shop and indoor play area. The themed exhibition galleries showcase the importance of wetland on biodiversity, civilisation and conservation. The Wetland Reserve is constructed wetlands of habitats specially designed for waterbirds. The Wetland Discovery Centre located in the Wetland Reserve allows visitors to encounter a vast diversity of wetland creatures. Other facilities including Stream Walk, Succession Walk, Mangrove Boardwalk and three Bird Hides lead visitors to venture in different habitats. Hong Kong Wetland Park has received various local and international awards on architecture and landscape design granted by professional organizations including the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, Institute of Landscape Architects of the United Kingdom, and the Urban Land Use Institute of USA. In 2013, the Park was voted by members of the general public of Hong Kong as one of the Ten Hong Kong People Engineering Wonders in the 21st Century. Awards #本地遊 #The Hong Kong Wetland Park #親子好去處