Hong Kong’s favourite big duck is back and bringing friends for waterfront parade

Tolo Founding Duck part of cast of characters joining water parade, massive exhibit and merchandise bazaar in IP extravaganza

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The Tolo Duck makes an appearance at the Ngong Ping 360 cable car attraction ahead of a water parade. Photo: Edmond So

Published: 4:19pm, 28 Sep 2025Updated: 5:11pm, 28 Sep 2025

The giant inflated yellow rubber ducks that visited Hong Kong twice over the past 12 years have joined a parade of intellectual property (IP) characters in Victoria Harbour.

The Tolo Founding Duck made a return to the city on Saturday. One of the ducks was encased in an ita-bag stretching three metres (11.4 feet) high at the Ngong Ping 360 cable car attraction on Lantau Island. Visitors will have until November 2 to check out the display.

The Japanese term ita-bag refers to bags displaying badges, buttons and figurines.

The event is part of the bigger “Water Parade by AllrightsReserved”, which brings together other international IP characters such as Hong Kong artist Lung Ka-sing’s elfin Labubu, a version of Sesame Street’s Elmo by American artist Kaws, McDonald’s Grimace and the Japanese manga character Doraemon.

The parade of inflatable exhibits will go on display in October in the waters off Tamar Park, near government headquarters in Admiralty.

The giant rubber duck made an appearance in Victoria Harbour in 2023. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

AllRightsReserved (ARR), which is organising the event, said the Tolo ducks attracted the attention of Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, who grew up with a tiny yellow rubber duck as a bathtub toy.

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