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Fri, 09 Apr 2021 19:25   Kanis Leung

Hong Kong tourism commissioner to take over as interim head of debt-ridden Ocean Park

Hong Kong Commissioner for Tourism Joe Wong Chi-cho is set to be seconded to the loss-making Ocean Park to serve as its chief executive for about six months starting in May, as the struggling resort presses ahead with a planned revamp.Ysanne Chan, the incumbent chief executive at the 44-year-old Aberdeen attraction, will step down on May 1, about two months earlier than scheduled, but will continue to serve as the company’s managing director. The government said Wong was the first civil servant…

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