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Hong
Kong
Wetland
Park
is
located
in
the
northern
part
of
Tin
Shui
Wai.
The
land
on
which
it
is
located
was
originally
intended
to
be
used
as
an
ecological
mitigation
area
to
make
up
for
the
wetland
lost
due
to
the
urban
development
of
the
new
town
of
Tin
Shui
Wai.
In
1998,
the
former
Agriculture
and
Fisheries
Department
(now
renamed
the
Agriculture,
Fisheries
and
Conservation
Department)
and
the
former
Hong
Kong
Tourist
Association
(now
renamed
the
Hong
Kong
Tourism
Board)
launched
a
project
to
expand
the
ecological
relief
area
into
a
wetland
eco-tourism
attraction
The
feasibility
study
is
called
"International
Wetland
Park
and
Visitor
Center".
The
conclusion
of
the
study
is
that
a
wetland
park
can
be
developed
in
the
ecological
mitigation
area
without
weakening
its
ecological
mitigation
function.
The
development
of
the
Hong
Kong
Wetland
Park
can
even
upgrade
the
ecological
relief
area
into
a
world-class
attraction
integrating
nature
conservation,
education
and
tourism.
The
Hong
Kong
Special
Administrative
Region
Government
later
listed
the
Hong
Kong
Wetland
Park
Project
as
one
of
its
millennium
development
projects.
The
Hong
Kong
Wetland
Park
officially
opened
on
May
20,
2006.
The
61-hectare
Hong
Kong
Wetland
Park
showcases
the
diversity
of
Hong
Kong's
wetland
ecosystems
and
highlights
the
importance
of
protecting
them.
In
addition,
opportunities
are
provided
to
set
up
educational
and
leisure
venues
with
the
theme
of
wetland
functions
and
values
for
local
residents
and
overseas
tourists.
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