It already had infestations of wood-munching beetles and aggressive stray dogs. Now Hong Kong Disneyland has had to tackle an invasion of mosquitoes.

Legislators were told Wednesday that the $3.5 billion theme park had mounted an anti-mosquito programme to deal with insects breeding in stagnant water around the 127-hectare site.

Visitors to the park, which opened in September, had complained about a "mosquito infestation", according to legislator Choy So-yuk at a question and answer session with ministers Wednesday.

Read more about the problems Hong Kong Disneyland is facing no more than one month away from its opening at http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1529957,0047.htm.