Hong Kong News

Nonpartisan, Noncommercial, unconstrained.
Thursday, Mar 28, 2024

Park to splash out by hiring 400 staff

Park to splash out by hiring 400 staff

Ocean Park is recruiting 400 people, including 100 lifeguards, for its Water World addition - set to open this summer - and will be holding a month-long open recruitment from next week.
Construction of facilities is nearly complete as the park turns to recruitment and training, chairman Lau Ming-wai said yesterday.

It is also hiring security guards, event coordination specialists, administrators and staffers for catering, retail and customer service, but some positions will be recruited internally.

The open recruitment will be held at the park from March 31 to April 30 on weekdays from 2pm to 4pm.

Water World Ocean Park executive director Bryan Fish said the aquatic operators and lifeguards need not have prior experience or certifications.

"They need to be comfortable with water. We have a variety of positions requiring different levels of skills. If you can simply be in and around water comfortably and have minimal swimming ability, we have work for you."

He said Water World will help train new staff from scratch in first aid, CPR and guest services, adding salaries will be competitive.

Part of the park's rebirth plan, Water World will be Asia's only year-round, all-weather seaside water park.

The Legislative Council's finance committee agreed on a HK$1.66 billion funding injection for the park last Friday to help it stay afloat for another year. Lau said half the funding would be used for staff salaries at the water park.

An annual subsidy of HK$280 million was also granted to support the conservation and education work costs over the next four years.

Water World will have 27 attractions, including a FlowRider that facilitates indoor surfing.

"[FlowRiding] is actually known around the world as a sport and there are competitions held around the world. We hope to be able to, in the near future, represent Hong Kong in those competitions as well. We are looking forward to people developing their skills in it," Fish said.

Water World's management is also looking at overseas examples of how theme parks have adapted during the pandemic, including distributing masks and requiring visitors to show proof of testing negative or vaccination.

"Some [parks] will distribute masks that can be worn in water and we are looking at the possibility of doing that as well," Lau said.

"We will follow the instructions given by the government, the Department of Health and experts."
Newsletter

Related Articles

Hong Kong News
0:00
0:00
Close
It's always the people with the dirty hands pointing their fingers
Paper straws found to contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals - study
FTX's Bankman-Fried headed for jail after judge revokes bail
Blackrock gets half a trillion dollar deal to rebuild Ukraine
Steve Jobs' Son Launches Venture Capital Firm With $200 Million For Cancer Treatments
Google reshuffles Assistant unit, lays off some staffers, to 'supercharge' products with A.I.
End of Viagra? FDA approved a gel against erectile dysfunction
UK sanctions Russians judges over dual British national Kara-Murza's trial
US restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders because of security concerns
America's First New Nuclear Reactor in Nearly Seven Years Begins Operations
Southeast Asia moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system
Political leader from South Africa, Julius Malema, led violent racist chants at a massive rally on Saturday
Today Hunter Biden’s best friend and business associate, Devon Archer, testified that Joe Biden met in Georgetown with Russian Moscow Mayor's Wife Yelena Baturina who later paid Hunter Biden $3.5 million in so called “consulting fees”
'I am not your servant': IndiGo crew member, passenger get into row over airline meal
Singapore Carries Out First Execution of a Woman in Two Decades Amid Capital Punishment Debate
Spanish Citizenship Granted to Iranian chess player who removed hijab
US Senate Republican Mitch McConnell freezes up, leaves press conference
Speaker McCarthy says the United States House of Representatives is getting ready to impeach Joe Biden.
San Francisco car crash
This camera man is a genius
3D ad in front of Burj Khalifa
Next level gaming
BMW driver…
Google testing journalism AI. We are doing it already 2 years, and without Google biased propoganda and manipulated censorship
Unlike illegal imigrants coming by boats - US Citizens Will Need Visa To Travel To Europe in 2024
Musk announces Twitter name and logo change to X.com
The politician and the journalist lost control and started fighting on live broadcast.
The future of sports
Unveiling the Black Hole: The Mysterious Fate of EU's Aid to Ukraine
Farewell to a Music Titan: Tony Bennett, Renowned Jazz and Pop Vocalist, Passes Away at 96
Alarming Behavior Among Florida's Sharks Raises Concerns Over Possible Cocaine Exposure
Transgender Exclusion in Miss Italy Stirs Controversy Amidst Changing Global Beauty Pageant Landscape
Joe Biden admitted, in his own words, that he delivered what he promised in exchange for the $10 million bribe he received from the Ukraine Oil Company.
TikTok Takes On Spotify And Apple, Launches Own Music Service
Global Trend: Using Anti-Fake News Laws as Censorship Tools - A Deep Dive into Tunisia's Scenario
Arresting Putin During South African Visit Would Equate to War Declaration, Asserts President Ramaphosa
Hacktivist Collective Anonymous Launches 'Project Disclosure' to Unearth Information on UFOs and ETIs
Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali
Server Arrested For Theft After Refusing To Pay A Table's $100 Restaurant Bill When They Dined & Dashed
The Changing Face of Europe: How Mass Migration is Reshaping the Political Landscape
China Urges EU to Clarify Strategic Partnership Amid Trade Tensions
The Last Pour: Anchor Brewing, America's Pioneer Craft Brewer, Closes After 127 Years
Democracy not: EU's Digital Commissioner Considers Shutting Down Social Media Platforms Amid Social Unrest
Sarah Silverman and Renowned Authors Lodge Copyright Infringement Case Against OpenAI and Meta
Why Do Tech Executives Support Kennedy Jr.?
The New York Times Announces Closure of its Sports Section in Favor of The Athletic
BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Hospitalized Amid Child Sex Abuse Allegations, Family Confirms
Florida Attorney General requests Meta CEO's testimony on company's platforms' alleged facilitation of illicit activities
The Distorted Mirror of actual approval ratings: Examining the True Threat to Democracy Beyond the Persona of Putin
40,000 child slaves in Congo are forced to work in cobalt mines so we can drive electric cars.
×