Hong Kong Wetland Park 香港湿地公园

About Hong Kong Wetland Park

The Mangrove Boardwalk reveals exposed roots and habitat adaptations, while the Riverside and Fishpond hides provide sheltered places to watch birds without approaching them. Wildlife sightings vary. As checked on 6 September 2026, the main indoor exhibition galleries and several visitor facilities remain closed for upgrading; the Mudflat Hide and Life Zone are also closed, with reopening tentatively expected after 30 September.

The park was created on wetland that the government set aside to compensate for wetland lost during the development of Tin Shui Wai new town. From 1998, a joint study by the then Agriculture and Fisheries Department and the Hong Kong Tourist Association decided to develop the site as an international-standard eco-tourism project, serving also as a buffer zone for the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve (米埔湿地保护区), meant to conserve wetland, educate the public and draw visitors.

In October 1999, the government sought HK$56.7 million from the Legislative Council for a first-phase exhibition hall, viewing facilities and a floating bridge, which opened in December 2000. A second-phase exhibition hall, funded by a further HK$461.5 million approved in April 2002, broke ground that December, built by Hsin Chong Construction (其士建筑); the park held its opening ceremony on 19 May 2006, presided over by Chief Executive Donald Tsang (曾荫权), and the second-phase hall opened to the public the next day.

The park covers 61 hectares in northern Tin Shui Wai (天水围), New Territories: a 60-hectare outdoor reserve plus a 10,000-square-metre indoor exhibition hall, and is Hong Kong's largest park by area. It is divided into a visitor centre, designed by the Architectural Services Department's Fung Wing-ki (冯永基), and a wetland reserve.

What to look for

• The Mangrove Boardwalk passes mangrove roots and habitats used by mudskippers and crabs.
• Riverside and Fishpond bird hides overlook contrasting wetland habitats.

Location & getting there

Getting to Hong Kong Wetland Park

Take the Tuen Ma Line to Tin Shui Wai and transfer to Light Rail for Wetland Park or Tin Sau stop; the park’s current guide identifies the connecting service and the subway approach from Tin Sau. Follow signs to admission and confirm the day’s open reserve areas.