Hong Kong (1stFebruary, 2016) -The AIA Great European Carnival today announced that it will provide free entry for Hong Kong residents for the remainder of their Carnival period, which ends at 11pm on Sunday 21st of February. Visitors will still need to purchase tokens to go on rides and games, but will be able to enter for free for the remainder of the carnival season.
The AIA Great European Carnival CEO, Mr Michael Denmark today made a public statement at the entrance to the Carnival: “January has seen the wettest month for Hong Kong since records began in 1884. We have experienced the coldest days to have hit the territory in decades. We have had the least amount of sunshine ever experienced in a January in Hong Kong.”
“We would like to announce that the fun is just about to begin. From today onwards and throughout our remaining opening days, The AIA Great European Carnival will be free to enter for all Hong Kong Residents. From 11am to 11pm every day, entry will be free,” he added.
On the back of poor weather throughout the January period, it is reported that while thousands have still attended the Carnival, independent research has revealed that many more were expected but decided not to attend due to poor weather. Despite this, the response and feedback from those that did attend was overwhelmingly positive, over 95% satisfaction with 78% of visitors noting that they intended to return once again before the Carnival closes for the season.
The Carnival will continue to operate for the first 21 days of February and boasts over 30 top quality rides imported from all over Europe, an array of street and live entertainment and music, a variety of food and beverage, and of course a wide range of over 32 skill games to play where hundreds of thousands of toys have been won, and hundreds of thousands more are here waiting to be won.
There is a fantastic line up of entertainment in store through Chinese New Year, special activities for Valentine’s Day, followed by a final week of celebrations.
Partners the Udderbelly Festival have back to back shows until 14th February and the feedback from guests of their shows to date has been outstanding.
“All of our staff from game operators, customer service, our ride operators and showmen, our entertainers, management, sponsors and our partners are ready to make this February one for you, your friends and your families - one that you will celebrate, enjoy, and remember for a lifetime,” added Mr Denmark.
With entry now free, members of the public have more money to spend on games and rides, with in park ride promotions and happy hours as part of the Celebration of February and Chinese New Year.
Mr Denmark suggests that people do not leave it to the last minute, the doors are open now until 21st February.
Terms and conditions apply to the Free Entry offer.
Please visit www.tgec.asia for more information about The AIA Great European Carnival.
Please visit https://vimeo.com/153470814 for the Chinese New Year TVC of The AIA Great European Carnival.
ABOUT THE GREAT EUROPEAN CARNIVAL
The Great European Carnival Ltd is the producer of the annual Hong Kong event called The AIA Great European Carnival. The Great European Carnival takes place between December and February each year, on the Central Harbourfront Event Space. The event features amusement rides, carnival skill games, an outdoor ice rink, seasonal markets and performances on a community stage. This year the Carnival will run at the Central Harbourfront Event Space from 17th December to 21st February, 2016.
The Carnival welcomed more than 830,000 Hong Kong and international guests in its inaugural staging and has out-distanced internationally renowned brands to win Marketing Magazine’s Best Event Consumer, Best Sponsorship Activation, Gold in Excellence in Event Marketing and Gold in Excellence in Best Partnership Awards in 2015.
ABOUT AIA HONG KONG AND AIA MACAU
AIA Hong Kong and AIA Macau are subsidiaries of AIA Group Limited. AIA Group Limited established its operations in Hong Kong in 1931. We have the largest team of financial planners in Hong Kong and Macau*, now over 11,000, as well as an extensive network of brokerage and bancassurance partners who serve more than 1.8 million customers. Our products range from individual life, group life, accident, medical and health, personal lines insurance to investment- linked products with numerous investment options. We are also dedicated to providing superb product solutions to meet the financial needs of high net worth customers
ABOUT AIA
AIA Group Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively “AIA” or the “Group”) comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group. It has a presence in 18 markets in Asia-Pacific - wholly-owned branches and subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Vietnam, New Zealand, Macau, Brunei, a 97 per cent subsidiary in Sri Lanka, a 26 per cent joint venture in India and representative offices in Myanmar and Cambodia.
The business that is now AIA was first established in Shanghai over 90 years ago. It is a market leader in the Asia-Pacific region (ex-Japan) based on life insurance premiums and holds leading positions across the majority of its markets. It had total assets of US$172 billion as of 31 May 2015.
AIA meets the long-term savings and protection needs of individuals by offering a range of products and services including life insurance, accident and health insurance and savings plans. The Group also provides employee benefits, credit life and pension services to corporate clients. Through an extensive network of agents, partners and employees across Asia-Pacific, AIA serves the holders of more than 29 million individual policies and over 16 million participating members of group insurance schemes.
AIA Group Limited is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock code “1299” with American Depositary Receipts (Level 1) traded on the over-the-counter market (ticker symbol: “AAGIY”).
FOR THE GREAT EUROPEAN CARNIVAL MEDIA RELATIONS ENQUIRIES：
Floria Wun Rebecca Chan
TGEC TGEC
+852 3706 8594 +852 3706 8593
floria@tgec.asia rebecca@tgec.asia
The AIA Great European Carnival crew is looking forward to welcoming everyone at the open gate
The AIA Great European Carnival crew is looking forward to welcoming everyone at the open gate
