Similarly, the main ballroom at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel is exactly 888sqm.
On the day Hong Kong Disneyland was announced, Paris Disneyland reported a 46.6% drop in net profits, year on year.
Hong Kong Disneyland, where characters such as Alice in Wonderland sing and speak in Cantonese, opened amid much fanfare in September 2005.
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With the first of the two phases scheduled to open in 2005, the government estimates Hong Kong Disneyland will attract about 5.2 million visitors in its first year.
Hong Kong Disneyland is still a money losing operation.
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Hong Kong Disneyland, as it will be known, is to be built on 126 hectares of reclaimed land at Penny's Bay, a nondescript inlet on Lantau Island, close to the new Chek Lap Kok airport.
There was a measure of agreement from archrival Singapore, where Renton de Alwis, head of the National Association of Travel Agents Singapore, said Hong Kong Disneyland would be another attraction in the region for locals looking for theme-park experiences.
The Hong Kong government and Disneyland are to announce this week what is expected to be an agreement to build the world's fifth -- and Asia's second -- Disney theme park in Hong Kong.
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No doubt, billion-dollar projects like Disneyland Hong Kong will do wonders for the territory's prestige and promotions.
And the decision to put government money into Hong Kong's own Disneyland, which opened in 2005, remains controversial.
Disneyland Hong Kong would certainly further buttress the territory's position as China's window and gateway to the world.
Equally assured is the fact that Disneyland Hong Kong will bring a vital new element to the tourist industry.
Tokyo Disneyland brushed off any challenge from Hong Kong, saying overseas tourists accounted for only 3% to 4% of its visitors.
Shanghai Disneyland sits on nearly 1, 000 acres, making it three times bigger than the Hong Kong Disney.
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