The Site is located in the southern side of Deep Bay, south of Tsim Bei Tsui and northeast of the Tin Shui Wai new town.
The Hong Kong Wetland Park (HKWP) project is a millennium capital works project designated by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
The Hong Kong Wetland Park was originally intended to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development. In 1998, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and the Hong Kong Tourism Board initiated the "International Wetland Park and Visitor Centre Feasibility Study" on expanding the EMA to a wetland ecotourism attraction. The study concluded that it was feasible to develop a Wetland Park at the EMA site without compromising its intended ecological mitigation functions.
The Hong Kong Wetland Park demonstrates the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystem and highlights the need to conserve them. It presents an opportunity to provide an education and recreation venue with a theme on the functions and values of wetlands for use by local residents and overseas visitors. Phase 1 venue was opened in December 2000 and it consists of the exhibition halls, classroom, an office, toilets and six external out-stations.