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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.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
“Younger Brother” (left) and “Elder Sister” could be introduced to the public early next year. 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

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Architecture and design

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

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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A highly lifelike panda mascot entertains crowds at the pop-up exhibition on Lantau Island. Photo: Edmond So
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

Fans meet Hong Kong’s newest giant pandas

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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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China-France relations

Chinese golden monkeys to head to France on goodwill conservation mission

The endangered species will take up residence at Beauval Zoo, joining a family of giant pandas from China.

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The golden snub-nosed monkey is an endangered species. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park records HK$71.6 million deficit despite post-Covid growth

Loss partially stems from lack of HK$570 million government grant, which was given the previous year, insider says.

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Tourists visit the “Giant Panda Adventure” at the Ocean Park. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong’s pandas

Pandas gifted to Hong Kong by Beijing to meet public on December 8

City leader also says the two bears’ new names will be revealed a day ahead of their debut.

Hong Kong economy

Exclusive | Hong Kong studio to draw on panda economy with new character IP

AllRightsReserved says IP for pandas will be made freely available to Ocean Park and city government, but others will have to pay for rights.

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Hong Kong’s pandas

Pork knuckles, red eggs party: Hong Kong giant panda cubs turn 100 days old

Giant panda Le Le also makes first public appearance in two months as park reopens special enclosure for bears.

Crowds flock to Ocean Park to celebrate Hong Kong’s giant panda cubs turning 100 days old. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong’s pandas

Panda Watch: how can Hong Kong cash in on panda economy as cubs reach milestone?

Park will mark cubs’ milestone with series of celebrations on Saturday, while father Le Le will make his first public appearance in months.

Hong Kong’s pandas

Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs near 3-month mark, more playful antics ahead

Ocean Park says pandas entering crucial stage of development in which they will become more active and explore their surroundings.

Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to mark panda cubs’ 100th day with local delicacy giveaway

Festivities to be held on November 23 and 24, coinciding with reopening of some giant panda attractions.

Ocean Park is celebrating the 100th day milestone of its home-grown panda cubs. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong sauce firm unveils signboard to mark first 100 days of twin panda cubs

Sign placed outside Pat Chun’s Mong Kok store on last day of registration for pork promotion in company’s bid to leverage on panda economy.

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Pat Chun has set up a large signboard outside its Mong Kok store to celebrate the 100th day of the birth of Hong Kong’s panda twins. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong’s new pandas explore Ocean Park home after finishing quarantine

An An and Ke Ke still need at least another 30 days to adapt to enclosure, but Ocean Park says bears in good health and ‘eager’ to explore.

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Hong Kong’s pandas

Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs’ tails grow rounder, start to ‘disappear’ at 70 days

Fur on ‘Elder Sister’ fuzzier and she is more gentle and quiet, while ‘Little Brother’ has louder shrieks.

Animals

Berlin zoo visitors queue to see baby panda twins

Visitors are eager to catch their first glimpse of two panda cubs born almost eight weeks ago.

Visitors queue at Berlin zoo to look at baby pandas on Sunday. Photo: dpa
Animals

‘Very special’ twin panda cubs to make public debut at Berlin zoo

The 2.5kg baby bears will take turns to greet the public in the zoo’s Panda Garden for about an hour a day.

An employee of the Berlin zoo holds one of the newly born twin panda bear cubs. Photo: AP
US-China relations

Fresh chapter in panda diplomacy as new bears from China arrive in Washington

Giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao land at Dulles International Airport after a 19-hour flight from China’s Sichuan province.

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Hong Kong society

Panda Watch: Hong Kong cubs starting to develop their own distinctive features

Ocean Park says ‘Elder Sister’ has little black bumps on her shoulder while ‘Little Brother’ does not.

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