China is big enough to support two Disneyland resorts, a top executive said Sunday, amid concerns the company's new Shanghai park would draw visitors away from its one in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Disneyland aims to further expand the theme park, on top of the expansion approved earlier this year, because of the planned opening of the Shanghai Disneyland park, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported Monday, citing an unnamed source.
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Hong Kong Disneyland must win its race against time and complete its expansion before the company's Shanghai attraction opens in 2014.
That was the message from Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Rita Lau Ng Wai-lan yesterday as the Lantau Island attraction ruled out cheaper admission fees to attract more visitors.
The announcement of the Shanghai Disneyland project has boosted the price of a piece of land close to the resort site.