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Ocean Park Corporation Annual Report 2007-20082007-08 海 洋 公 園 業 績 報 告26a favourite entertainment choice. Oursuccess is shown by strong attendance atour events and by Hong Kong people’sexpectation that Ocean Park will offer funand fresh experiences every season.Our strategy of timing our “Big Five”annual events with innovative promotionalcampaigns drove this year’s record-breakingattendance. The results were heartening:large crowds came out for Summer Wet ‘nWild Panda Mania, October’s HalloweenBash, Christmas Sensation, February’s LunarLucky Fiesta and Easter’s Animal Month- In High Definition, which accompaniedthe opening of Sea Dreams!, our newlyformatted dolphin and sea lion show inOcean Theatre.This year opened with the 1 July publicdebut of our newly renovated Hong KongJockey Club Giant Panda Habitat, andhome to two young giant pandas, YingYing and Le Le. These were gifts from theCentral People’sGovernment toH o n g Ko n g tocelebrate the tenthanniversary of theestablishment of the Hong Kong SpecialAdministrative region (HKSAR). Here, wewould like to acknowledge and show ourappreciation to the Home Affairs Bureaufor leading the multi-departmental coordinationefforts to receive these nationaltreasures, as well as all our partners.Groomed as breeding partners, the younggiant pandas are crucial to the preservationof this endangered species. Along with theirsenior counterparts, An An and Jia Jia, theyhave drawn in both new and regular guestswho are eager to learn about ourfour animal ambassadors, theirnatural habitat in China and theconservation challenges.The day Ying Ying and Le Le