Feels like there are at least 5 separate issues underlying the discussions here but mashed together.
1. Animal welfare.
2. Lack of family-friendly entertainment.
3. Economic subsidies for unprofitable semi-public goods.
4. Competition between a subsidised for-profit enterprise versus a local not-for-profit attraction (is HK big enough for both).
5. How management is determined for such non-profits to ensure the best possible results for minimal cost.
It may be useful for analysis separating the different factors motivating opinions, and considering it is taxpayer funded, should surely be something people have a say about. I note points 1 and 4 are specific to Ocean Park (with 4 also relevant to Disney), but points 2,3 and 5 are relevant more generally.
Isn’t it exactly the big picture that needs debate and balancing between different interest groups that is skipped over by a bureaucrat-directed system?