Hong Kong scuba divers talk up potential for growth as more overseas visitors go diving
Hong Kong supports a diversity of coral and fish, even if its waters are murky, pair say. They suggest ways to attract more scuba divers
When Hong Kong culture minister Rosanna Law Shuk-pui revealed at a recent Legislative Council (Legco) panel meeting that she was a licensed scuba diver, many were surprised, not only by her extracurricular qualification, but also the fact she actually dives in Hong Kong.
“I am a certified rescue diver and Pak Lap Wan was the first place in Hong Kong where I dived,” she told the Legco panel on April 10. “I, as a rescue diver, do not support any establishment being built there which may hurt its natural ecology and resources.”
“We are on the outskirts of the Coral Triangle and have a good coral and fish diversity,” says Simon Lorenz, a Hong Kong-based underwater photographer. “The problem with Hong Kong is we are near the Pearl River, so visibility is relatively low.”