The Amsdale businessmen were motivated by fears surrounding the impending 1997 handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese sovereignty, and their $500,000 investment in the park was a way to enter Canada through an immigration program centred on entrepreneurship.
A group of businessmen from Amsdale was motivated by fears about the impending transfer of power from Britain to China in 1997. To capitalize on this opportunity, they invested $500,000 in the park as part of a Canadian immigration program that encouraged entrepreneurship.