A documentary about Hong Kong’s twin panda cubs is set to hit screens next year, while two new enclosures will be built for them by 2027, Ocean Park has said on the pair’s first birthday. The theme park in Wong Chuk Hang was buzzing with excitement on Friday morning as around 300 fans of “Jia…
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…
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…
A Hong Kong studio is taking the first key step into the panda economy by creating a suite of characters based on the city’s six bears and is planning to push the figures at exhibitions and carnivals, as well as through merchandise, but will allow the government to use the intellectual property for free. In…