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Giant pandas are native to south central China. There are only about 1,800 in the wild, according to conservation organisation WWF.
“Elder Sister” (right) enjoys lazing and napping on a fork of branches on a tree on February 16. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong’s pandas

Video | Hong Kong’s panda cubs making first public appearance with mother Ying Ying

Watch the twins as they meet the public for the first time alongside their mother at Ocean Park.

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Hong Kong’s pandas

HK$880 to be a panda pal? Hong Kong’s Ocean Park launches fan club for twin cubs

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong panda cub injures right eyelid after playing ‘too energetically’

Hong Kong society

Naming contest for Hong Kong’s panda twin cubs draws 35,700 entries

Ocean Park says organisers ‘blown away’ by number of suggestions, adds competition results will be announced in first half of this year.

(From left) “Younger Brother” and “Elder Sister” are set to receive new names following a competition. Photo: Ocean Park
Hong Kong economy

Letters | When tourists come to Hong Kong, they’re not panda-hunting

Readers discuss what the city should city do to attract visitors, and the suggestion that restaurants stay open round the clock.

Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to consider extending panda cub enclosure opening hours

Park chairman Paulo Pong says extended hours could start as soon as second half of this year, but will depend on cubs’ well-being and growth.

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Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong launches naming contest for city’s 2 giant panda cubs

Contest launched day before ‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’ set to make their public debut at Ocean Park.

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Hong Kong’s panda cubs will meet the public on Sunday. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Hong Kong’s panda economy not all black and white

As Hong Kong looks forward to the public debut of twin pandas, the city must come up with the right ideas to prosper from its six bears.

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Hong Kong culture

Opinion | Panda fever is great but Hong Kong needs its own cultural icon

The Lion Rock, the unmistakable red-sailed junk and the 120-year-old tram system are all cultural assets unique to the city.

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Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park halts sale of luxury watch after alligator-strap outcry

Theme park apologises after launching HK$36,000 panda-themed luxury watch the previous day.

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Ocean Park’s panda-themed watch came with a blue alligator-leather strap. Photo: Handout
Panda

Video | Can pandas save Hong Kong’s economy?

Hong Kong is promoting its panda economy, but can the bears really boost tourism?
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US-China relations

New pandas from China make their debut at National Zoo in Washington

Bao Li and Qing Bao, both three years old, are the US capital’s latest panda diplomats.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s twin panda cubs to meet public on February 16, John Lee says

Chief executive also says an event to name the bears will be held ‘to bring more warmth and joy’.

Hong Kong’s pandas

Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s twin cubs to make public debut after Lunar New Year

‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’ are now playing, crawling on grass, climbing up rocks and clawing trees.

“Elder Sister” (left) and “Younger Brother” have recently started playing and climbing around their enclosure, crawling on grass, climbing up rocks and clawing at trees. Photo: Ocean Park
Hong Kong’s pandas

Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s Ying Ying cares for twin cubs together for first time

New video released by Ocean Park shows Ying Ying licking and cuddling ‘Elder Sister’ and ‘Younger Brother’.

Panda mum Ying Ying is caring for her twin cubs together for the first time. Photo: Ocean Park
Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong public may get to see panda cubs in February, Ocean Park boss says

Ocean Park chairman Paulo Pong says he hopes the twins can be introduced to everyone after Lunar New Year.

Crime in Hong Kong

Panda poachers? Hong Kong police arrest visitor over theft of bear installation

Surveillance footage shows model pandas being taken from public installation, as officers still on hunt for second suspect.

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Architecture and design

Language Matters | When we say panda, we think big, black and white, not small and red. Why?

‘Panda’, probably of Tibetan origin, was first applied to the red panda. Say it now and it’s taken to mean the black-and-white giant panda.

An An, one of two giant pandas gifted to Hong Kong in 2024. Photo: Robert Ng
Hong Kong’s pandas

‘Adorable’ Hong Kong panda mascot, 700 sculptures delight cable car visitors

Ngong Ping 360 cable car hosts pop-up, but some visitors say more promotion, merchandise and events needed to play up panda economy.

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Hong Kong society

Letters | Old names of Hong Kong’s new pandas suit them best

Readers discuss the naming of the bears gifted by Beijing, and an alternative to the city’s branding slogan.

Hong Kong’s pandas

Video | Fans meet Hong Kong’s newest giant pandas

Hong Kong’s newest pandas greet public for the 1st time
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Hong Kong’s pandas

Ocean Park debut for Hong Kong pandas An An, Ke Ke draws overseas fans

Beijing-gifted bears greeted by local fans and visitors from Qatar, United States after months of waiting for duo’s big public debut.

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Fans brought along plushies and other panda memorabilia to celebrate the big day. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong sticks with names An An and Ke Ke for Beijing-gifted pandas

Unchanged names revealed at ceremony before the pair meet the public for the first time on Sunday.

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Germany

‘Panda diplomacy’: Berlin names new panda twins Leni and Lotti

The cubs are the offspring of mother Meng Meng and father Jiao Qing, who arrived in Berlin in 2017.

Hong Kong’s pandas

Panda Watch: Hong Kong’s twin cubs weigh 40 times more than at birth

‘Elder Sister’ has gone from just 122 grams to 5.3kg, while ‘Younger Brother’ tips the scale at 5.5kg from 112 grams.

Hong Kong’s panda cubs. Photo: Instagram/pandahk_official
Hong Kong’s pandas

Japanese studio creates ‘Ferrari’ of panda costumes to promote Hong Kong’s bears

Japan-based art studio Zeppet says cost of making ultra-realistic panda suit amounted to price ‘cheapest model of Ferrari’.

The costume has wowed the public since it was unveiled at Hong Kong airport earlier this week and sells for US$180,000. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong

The giant pandas in Hong Kong before An An and Ke Ke

The latest panda craze is not the city’s first, far from it – Le Le and Ying Ying made their Hong Kong debut in 2007.

Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong pandas An An, Ke Ke meet the press ahead of Sunday’s unveiling

Two bears gifted by Beijing to welcome visitors on Sunday at new home in Ocean Park’s Hong Kong Jockey Club Sichuan Treasures area.

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