Despite the scorching heat, giant pandas Suhail and Thuraya have found a comfortable home in Qatar, thanks in part to the care of a Hongkonger who has brought her Ocean Park skills and experience to the Gulf country. Cissy Kou Wing-sze became the curator at Qatar Panda House in 2022, where she now looks after…
Despite the scorching heat, giant pandas Suhail and Thuraya have found a comfortable home in Qatar, thanks in part to the care of a Hongkonger who has brought her Ocean Park skills and experience to the Gulf country. Cissy Kou Wing-sze became the curator at Qatar Panda House in 2022, where she now looks after…
Hong Kong businesses have made extensive efforts to entice mainland Chinese visitors during the five-day Labour Day “golden week” holiday, but many tourists will opt to take recommendations from social media platform RedNote. The government anticipates around 840,000 mainland visitors between Thursday and Monday, about 10 per cent more than last year during the same…
Hong Kong Ocean Park has allayed concerns over patches of hair loss on giant panda Le Le’s back, saying the spots were shaved for a regular ultrasound check. The three bald patches were seen in footage of the 19-year-old giant panda, whose daily activities have been live-streamed from 10am to 3pm daily since Wednesday. “Le…
Hong Kong Ocean Park has allayed concerns over patches of hair loss on giant panda Le Le’s back, saying the spots were shaved for a regular ultrasound check. The three bald patches were seen in footage of the 19-year-old giant panda, whose daily activities have been live-streamed from 10am to 3pm daily since Wednesday. “Le…
Hong Kong launched a naming contest for the city’s giant panda cubs on Saturday, a day before they make their public debut at Ocean Park. At a ceremony to launch the contest, park chairman Paulo Pong Kin-yee said the facility had also seen a 30 per cent year-on-year increase in income over the Christmas period…
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has removed a HK$36,000 (US$4,615) panda-themed luxury watch from sale a day after its launch following an outcry over its alligator leather strap. The theme park apologised on its social media page on Thursday for a lack of sensitivity and pledged to conduct a comprehensive internal review. “Ocean Park appreciates the…
Hundreds of early birds queued outside Ocean Park’s panda enclosure on Sunday morning to meet the two bears gifted to Hong Kong by Beijing, with the pair’s public debut even attracting fans from around the world. Male bear An An and his female counterpart, Ke Ke, enjoyed a warm reception from visitors stopping by their…
Two adult giant pandas gifted to Hong Kong by Beijing will keep their existing names in a move officials have said signifies the city’s stability and unlimited possibilities, with the pair set to meet the public for the first time on Sunday. The unchanged names – “An An” for the male and “Ke Ke” for…
Hong Kong dives into the world of giant pandas on Saturday, with officials revealing the new names of a pair of bears Beijing gifted to the city along with an exhibition of 2,500 sculptures in Tsim Sha Tsui. A ceremony to introduce the giant pandas to the public and attended by top mainland Chinese and…