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Frontier Area Opens for Tourism Amid Conservation Concerns

3/22/2026

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Story summary

The Frontier Closed Area will gain accessibility after restrictions are relaxed, with Robin’s Nest Country Park established.
World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong (WWF) backs this shift for biodiversity by linking ecological corridors with Shenzhen’s Wutong Mountain.
WWF cautions Mai Po, a Ramsar wetland for migratory waterbirds, that tourism should not undermine conservation.
Access to Mai Po remains controlled under the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance.

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Story summary

The Frontier Closed Area will gain accessibility after restrictions are relaxed, with Robin’s Nest Country Park established.
World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong (WWF) backs this shift for biodiversity by linking ecological corridors with Shenzhen’s Wutong Mountain.
WWF cautions Mai Po, a Ramsar wetland for migratory waterbirds, that tourism should not undermine conservation.
Access to Mai Po remains controlled under the Wild Animals Protection Ordinance.