HKAAPA Celebrates its 1st Anniversary on 22 January 2014
HKAAPA celebrated its first anniversary at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel on 22 January 2014.
At its one year celebration, HKAAPA was honoured to have Mr. Philip Yung, Commissioner for Tourism, and Ms. Daisy Lui, Deputy Executive Director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, in attendance with nine founder members of the Association, namely AsiaWorld-Expo, Future Leisure, Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, Noah's Ark Hong Kong, Madame Tussauds Hong Kong, Ngong Ping 360, Ocean Park Hong Kong, sky100 Hong Kong Observation Deck and The Peak Tram & The Peak Tower, as well as the remaining members of the Association and other industry peers.
Several new attractions and organizations from both Macau and mainland China including Cotai Strip Macao, MGM Macau, The Hong Kong Jockey Club and more joined the association since its establishment one year ago, while membership numbers have now doubled. Events and education programs for young professionals organized by HKAAPA also received great support and positive responses from the industry. HKAAPA is dedicated to continuing efforts to serve the territory's tourism sector in the coming year, which will bolster Hong Kong's position as a major international travel destination.