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Lo Hoi-ying

Hong Kong’s giant panda twin cubs will meet the public in February, the city leader has confirmed.
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that “Elder Sister” and “Younger Brother”, born to giant panda Ying Ying, would be ready to greet visitors at their home in Ocean Park after Lunar New Year.
“The pair of giant panda cubs are around six months old and will meet the public in February,” Lee said in a media briefing before his weekly Executive Council meeting.
Earlier this month, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said the baby cubs might meet the public after Lunar New Year.

Ocean Park Chairman Paulo Pong Kin-yee also hinted at the cubs’ long-awaited public debut in December.
“I personally hope that they can be introduced to everyone after Lunar New Year, perhaps at the Lantern Festival,” he added, referring to the last day of the New Year celebrations which falls on February 12.
“Elder Sister” and “Younger Brother” were born on August 15 to 19-year-old Ying Ying, making her the world’s oldest first-time giant panda mum.
Law said that although residents had grown to call the baby giant pandas by their nicknames, their official naming process should be handled carefully while respecting the opinions of the National Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan.
The park is now home to six pandas – Ying Ying, Le Le, their two cubs and two recently arrived adults gifted by Beijing, An An and Ke Ke.
An An and Ke Ke arrived a month after Beijing announced the gift of two pandas on July 1, the 27th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule.


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City leader says ‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’, aged six months, will be ready to greet visitors in Ocean Park after Lunar New Year


City leader says ‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’, aged six months, will be ready to greet visitors in Ocean Park after Lunar New Year.
