Ocean Park in Hong Kong saw a 10 percent rise in revenue to HK$986.6m (£80.7m) for the financial year to June 2010.

This includes HK$724.1m (£59.2m) in admission charges and HK$262.5m (£21.5m) of in-park revenue, increases of 11 and 8 percent respectively over the previous year.

The attraction received 5.1 million visitors over the year - six per cent up on last year - setting a new attendance record for the sixth time in seven years. More than half - 53 percent - of the visitors came from mainland China.

The park used the increased income to service its debts, which it took on to fund an expansion of the attraction.

Due to this, pre-tax profits were down HK$16.6m (£1.4m) on last year, at HK$82m (£6.7m), due to interest being paid on a total of HK$5.55bn (£454m) of loans.

Depreciation and write-offs also went up - from HK$118.9 (£10m) to HK$137.6m (£11.3m) - mainly due to the opening of new attractions.

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