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Trick or Treating with Hong Kong Disneyland
Disney VoluntEARS dress up Hong Kong's children this Halloween
HONG KONG (October 31, 2004) - Hong Kong Disneyland and DisneyHand have joined together with the Social Welfare Department to spark some magic into the lives of children this Halloween.
In its first ever Halloween party, Hong Kong Disneyland invited families in Hong Kong to have a magical and memorable time dressing up as their favorite Disney characters.
With the help of Social Welfare Department, over 500 Disney costumes and accessories were donated to children throughout Hong Kong, allowing them to fulfill their dream of splashing through the waves as the little mermaid, Princess Ariel, or sprinkling fairy dust as the eternal pixie Tinker Bell.
In addition, a special party was held for 65 families in Yuen Long today. Twenty-five Disney VoluntEARS were on hand to distribute special costumes from well-known Disney movies to over 70 children, play games and share some Disney stories, before participating in an exciting catwalk display.
Hong Kong Disneyland Group Managing Director, Mr Don Robinson, said: "We are pleased to be working with the Social Welfare Department in helping children to have some fun this Halloween, which is the perfect time for them to dress up and use their imaginations and creativity to act as their favorite characters."
Hong Kong Disneyland is committed to serving the local community, and has joined hands with the Social Welfare Department to celebrate various festivals with the people of Hong Kong in the last few years. Earlier in September, Hong Kong Disneyland donated 750 boxes of mooncakes featuring Mickey Mouse designs through the territory-wide service units under the Social Welfare Department.
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About Hong Kong Disneyland
The Hong Kong Disneyland project was announced in November 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 in December 2002, Disney began construction in January 2003 with the project scheduled to open in late 2005/ early 2006. The opening day program for Hong Kong Disneyland will include a Disneyland-style 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.
About DisneyHand
DisneyHand, the worldwide outreach program for The Walt Disney Company, is dedicated to making the dreams of families and children a reality through focused public service initiatives, community outreach and volunteerism in areas such as learning, compassion, the arts and the environment. For more information on Disney's corporate public service efforts, please visit our Web site at www.disneyhand.com.
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