Hong Kong Disneyland Dedicates Day to Community Chest
HONG KONG (June 22nd, 2005) – As Hong Kong Disneyland gears up for its grand opening on September 12, 2005, it announced today that it will share the magic with the local community through a special Hong Kong Disneyland Charity day held together with The Community Chest.
Hong Kong Disneyland Charity Day will be held on September 4th during the Rehearsal Days. The public will be invited to purchase tickets to experience the magic eight days before the grand opening. All proceeds from ticket sales on this day will be donated to The Community Chest.
Hong Kong Disneyland group managing director, Don Robinson said, “Hong Kong Disneyland is committed to supporting the local community and we extend a warm invitation to everyone in Hong Kong to join us in supporting The Community Chest by visiting Hong Kong Disneyland on September 4th.
“This will provide an opportunity for members of the public to preview the magic of Hong Kong Disneyland before the park celebrates its grand opening.“
Tickets for the Hong Kong Disneyland Charity Day can be purchased by going to the Hong Kong Disneyland website, www.hongkongdisneyland.com, starting June 28th. Tickets will be priced at rates of HK$350 for adults, HK$250 for children (aged 3 to 11) and HK$200 for senior citizens (aged 65 or above).
Robinson added, “Rehearsal days are a period in which our Cast Members have an opportunity to practice and adjust our operations to ensure that Guests have a magical Disney experience – an experience that Guests receive at Disney parks around the world.
“We are delighted to present this excellent opportunity for the public to act on a charitable cause, while at the same time they can enjoy a full day magical experience at Hong Kong Disneyland. The money raised that day will support the excellent work carried out by the Community Chest.”
Cityline, the leading ticket sales agent partnering with Hong Kong Disneyland to provide online ticketing services for the Resort, will be supporting the Hong Kong Disneyland Charity Day by donating their services for handling online ticketing for this event.
Dr Dennis Sun, BBS, JP, Campaign Committee Chairman of The Community Chest said, “We would like to thank Hong Kong Disneyland, Cityline, and the people of Hong Kong for their tremendous support. Proceeds from the Community Chest Day at Hong Kong Disneyland donated to our organization will be put to the best use towards our on-going community projects, helping those in need without any deduction of campaign and administrative expenses.”
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About Hong Kong Disneyland
The Hong Kong Disneyland project was announced in 1999 as a venture between The Walt Disney Company and the Hong Kong SAR Government. With the completion of reclamation for Hong Kong Disneyland Phase I by the Hong Kong SAR Government, theme park and resort construction began in January 2003, with the project now scheduled to open on 12th September, 2005. At opening day, Hong Kong Disneyland will comprise a theme park and two hotels.
The Phase I build-out includes a projected 10 million annual visitor Disneyland-style theme park, 2,100 hotel rooms, and an area for retail, dining and entertainment. The project is estimated to create 18,000 new jobs at opening (both Disney and other employment) growing to 36,000 once the first park reaches build-out. The Hong Kong SAR Government estimated that the first phase of the project will generate a present economic value of HK$148 billion (US$19 billion) in benefits to Hong Kong over a 40-year period.
To book a magical vacation at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and Disney’s Hollywood Hotel, please contact:
Hong Kong Disneyland Reservation Center
Telephone: 852-1830-830
Opening Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm (Hong Kong time), 7-days a week
About Community Chest
Since its inception in 1968, The Community Chest has devoted all its efforts in improving the standard of social services in Hong Kong. Together with 143 member social welfare agencies and their 2,262 service centres, the Chest provide timely assistance to over 1,000,000 needy including the elderly, the mentally and physically impaired, children, youth and families at risk, the ex-mentally ill, ex-offenders, the terminally ill, and many others.
With its administrative cost subsidised by the annual grant from The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the Chest is one of the few fund-raising bodies in the world who boast of 100% allocation of funds without any deductions.
About CityLine
Established in 1993, CityLine is a subsidiary of Lark International Multimedia Limited, which is a subsidiary of Lark International Holdings Limited. CityLine is a premier ticketing solutions provider focusing on design, development and implementation of large, complex ticketing system. CityLine’s team has extensive experience in project planning, management and business integration methodology, making it a pioneer in e-commerce ticketing in Hong Kong.
Since 1985, CityLine has been providing box office ticketing system support to UA Cinemas. In August 2001, CityLine began running the Internet booking services for URBTIX (www.urbtix.hk). Since 2001, CityLine has sold approximately 3.5 million tickets for entertainment and recreational occasions such as movies, URBTIX events, shows, musicals, sports and cultural events, as well as film festivals.