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Article: HONG KONG DISNEYLAND SET TO BOOST LOCAL ECONOMY.

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September 5, 2005
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HONG KONG, Sept 5 Asia Pulse - With only seven days left before the formal opening of Hong Kong Disneyland, Hong Kong is being soaked in an atmosphere of jubilance.

Hong Kong Financial Secretary Henry Tang has already described the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland as an important milestone for Hong Kong's economic and tourism development. And celebrities from Hong Kong commerce and industry sectors also believed that the Hong Kong Disneyland will give a strong boost to tourism related sectors as retail, hotel and property, besides the tourism industry itself.

The opening of the theme park is widely viewed as one of the most important events in Hong Kong ...

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